noun
nuncle
Nuncle (noun) means an aunt or uncle; the brother or sister of one of your parents.
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An aunt or uncle; the brother or sister of one of your parents.
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Etymology
From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt. For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin. For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling.
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What is the meaning of nuncle?
"nuncle" (noun) means an aunt or uncle; the brother or sister of one of your parents.
