uncle
Also known as brother of parent, parent's brother, brother-in-law of parent, parent's brother-in-law
alt=1929 photograph of United States Representative Charles A. Eaton and his nephew Rep. William R. Eaton.|thumb|United States Representative Charles Aubrey Eaton|Charles A. Eaton (right) and his nephew Rep. [[William R. Eaton (left)]] An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an uncle is an aunt, and the reciprocal relationship is that of a nephew or niece. The word comes from , the diminutive of avu
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An uncle is a male relative who is either the sibling of one of your parents or married to your parent's sibling, making him the father of your cousins. Uncles are considered second-degree relatives when related by blood, and the relationship works in reverse when you are someone's nephew or niece.
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18 sectionsContents
- Additional terms
- Genetics and consanguinity
- Cultural variations
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Albanian, Slavic, and Persian
- Indigenous Australians
- South Asian
- Uncles in popular culture
- Fictional uncles in comics
- Fictional uncles in novels
- Fictional uncles in films
- Fictional uncles in TV series
- Fictional uncles in advertising
- Fictional uncles in music
- See also
- References
- External links
alt=1929 photograph of United States Representative Charles A. Eaton and his nephew Rep. William R. Eaton.|thumb|United States Representative Charles Aubrey Eaton|Charles A. Eaton (right) and his nephew Rep. [[William R. Eaton (left)]] An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an uncle is an aunt, and the reciprocal relationship is that of a nephew or niece. The word comes from , the diminutive of avus (grandfather), and is a family relationship within an extended or immediate family. A popular colloquial term in English is Unc.
In some cultures and families, children may refer to the cousins of their parents as uncle (or aunt). It is also used as a title of respect for older relatives, neighbours, acquaintances, family friends, and even total strangers in some cultures, for example Aboriginal Australian elders. Using the term in this way is a form of fictive kinship.