- Great-uncle
A Great-uncle is the male sibling of one's grandparent or the uncle of one's mother or father.
See also:
*Great-aunt
*Great-nephew
*Great-niece
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Great-uncle
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great-uncle — n. an uncle of one s father or mother. Syn: granduncle. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
great-uncle — ► NOUN ▪ an uncle of one s mother or father … English terms dictionary
great-uncle — [grāt′uŋ΄kəl] n. a brother of any of one s grandparents; granduncle … English World dictionary
great-uncle — noun an uncle of your father or mother • Syn: ↑granduncle • Hypernyms: ↑uncle * * * great uncle see great a. 21 a … Useful english dictionary
great-uncle — Terms which indicate a relationship once removed, a great aunt being the aunt of one’s father or mother. The ‘great ’ translates French grand, which is used for similar purposes in words like grandpère, grandmère, ‘grandfather’, ‘grandmother’ … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
great-uncle — great′ un cle n. granduncle … From formal English to slang
great-uncle — noun The brother or brother in law of one’s grandparent; the uncle of ones parent. Ant: great aunt … Wiktionary
great uncle — noun (A brother of your grandparents or an uncle of your parents.) … Wiktionary
great-uncle — noun an uncle of one s mother or father … English new terms dictionary
great-uncle — /ˈgreɪt ʌŋkəl/ (say grayt ungkuhl) noun an uncle of one s father or mother …
