nuncle

American  

[nuhng-kuhl] / ˈnʌŋ kəl /

noun

Chiefly British Dialect.

1. uncle.

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nuncle British  

/ ˈnʌŋkəl /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for uncle

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Etymology

Origin of nuncle

1580–90; from the phrase mine uncle, taken as my nuncle; newt

Example Sentences

Prithee, nuncle, be contented; 'tis a naughty night to swim in.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had to pay her nuncle his just due.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Every man’s favorite nuncle, fidl of chuckles and old sayings and mughspun wisdom.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

So I drew near to him and saluted him, and he returned my salam by signs, but spoke not; and I said to him, "O nuncle mine, what causeth thee to sit here?"

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

In nuncle the origin is mine uncle; in 'for the nonce,' M. E. for the nones, miswritten for then ones, for the once.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various