uncle
noun
a brother of one's father or mother.
uncles
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pluralof uncle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“We get so much family at every game. Both grandparents, but also our aunts, uncles and cousins. They’re always cheering loudly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
She was raised in a huge extended family — she has 32 aunts and uncles — and remembers a house that was almost constantly full.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Zuhair, who is 25, says his uncles pushed him to marry a 16-year-old girl from his extended family after her father - her sole guardian - was killed in an Israeli air strike.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It did not make sense to me that only children had aunts, uncles, and cousins.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mami’s mother had been one of fifteen children, and Mami had endless aunts, uncles, and cousins in the barrios that stretched like tentacles from the wide avenues and shady plazas.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
