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co-uncle

noun

Etymology

* co- + uncle

  1. derived from avunculus
  2. derived from oncle
  3. derived from uncle
  4. inherited from uncle
  5. prefixed as co-uncle — “co + uncle”

Definitions

  1. of a man, an uncle of one's niece or nephew who is not one's brother

    of a man, an uncle of one's niece or nephew who is not one's brother; a co-brother-in-law as common uncle to the children of two men's married siblings.

  2. a man's brother, as uncle in common to the children of a third sibling

    • My nephew came up for the summer with my brother and co-uncle George.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA