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The researchers conclude that the Eberdingen-Hochdorf man’s sister was most likely the mother of the man in Asperg-Grafenbuhl—an arrangement known as matrilineal avuncularity.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024

Matrilineal avuncularity is known from a few ethnographic and historical examples, he notes, such as the Iroquois of North America, and is often unrelated to concerns about female fidelity.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024

Behind the desk, Klepper deftly juggles both the show’s signature fake news snark and the standard host’s avuncularity.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2024

The key, he said, is to pronounce the “w” words with extra expiratory oomph — “WH-ell,” “WH-ere” — and spike the avuncularity with a certain chiding quality.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2015

The modern Rasputin doles out this unconditional acceptance, this all-encompassing affinity, the echoes of avuncularity.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel