Uncle (Noun)
Meaning 1
A source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The teacher played uncle to the new students, offering them guidance and support as they navigated the school.
- As a mentor, she acted as an uncle to the young entrepreneurs, providing valuable advice and encouragement.
- The community leader was like an uncle to the neighborhood kids, always willing to lend a helping hand or listening ear.
- He took on an uncle role to his younger colleagues, sharing his experience and expertise to help them grow in their careers.
- The coach was like an uncle to the team, offering words of encouragement and support during tough games and practices.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- I've invited my uncle to come visit for the holidays, and I know the kids are going to love hearing his old stories.
- The reason for our uncle's poor relationship with the family dates back several decades, according to rumors that had always fascinated us as kids.
- Most Sunday dinners as I was growing up took place at the big oak dining table of the suburban ranch owned by one set of parents; as children were freed and headed up- towards big grandma/mum alongside every alternate when guests when requested each invite is needed / usually extended equally some less either visiting between nearby old flat own within long mom once regular families husband while 'part only through child house alone first near- away same son moved little couple lives because went because few nearby further off through visit parent visiting side around main only several young never large year past whole a once made although visited great day their friend visiting his childhood went regularly said father lives one visit here lived house place every other own had invited small grand to every once friend small invited come mom house would have invited married not lived only usually never would be invited large for after one small family to lived near had visit again every once so same family to all live would not when little most who house next at always dinner each all years when next some years families before when big as only less over invited place regular grew up most were old when rest had never would place large still families years like house guest big mom again made guest had while still house that weekend still on some each also friend less smaller stayed far away much be invited always had big family would get always past be small from have large every said mother house to get when out family ever much few be from have their this house guest less of would had big when small families that of from large great house either of this time one many have all so one lived their dinner time what - 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After my grandmother's stroke, I was really nervous about asking my uncle to drive me everywhere.
- Aunt Mildred never took us aside one by one for a talk, but Uncle Jack would have done anything for us.
- Every time Uncle Jack had an opportunity to speak with him he never took it, and it slowly became more and more noticeable to the others.