co-uncle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

co-uncle co-uncles

Etymology

* co- + uncle

Related words

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