American English pronunciation

How to pronounce uncles

IPA transcription: ['ʌŋkəlz]

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Noun

  • the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

  • a source of help and advice and encouragement

    “he played uncle to lonely students”

Usage examples

  • I think he may be one of my great uncles.
  • Looking about me, however, I could discern no uncles.
  • He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
  • There are a lot of uncles awaiting his arrival.
  • In the midbrain, the internal capsule becomes the cerebral peduncles.
  • I think he may be one of my great uncles.
  • Symptoms on blossoms include water soaking of the floral receptacle, ovary, and peduncles.
  • Looking about me, however, I could discern no uncles.
  • During his minority, France was ruled by Charles' uncles, as regents.
  • Posteriorly, it consists mainly of two pairs of thick stalks called cerebellar peduncles.