co-uncle

English

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

Etymology

Prefix from English uncle.

Origin

English

uncle

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