Co-uncle

Quick meaning: Co-uncle is a noun meaning a man's brother, as uncle in common to the children of a third sibling.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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.

Example Sentences

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

Cicero continued however to write anxiously to Atticus, his co-uncle, about the young man's remarkable gifts and unsatisfactory character. [Cicero's younger brother married Atticus's sister, and the couple had a son Quintus; Cicero and Atticus were thus co-uncles to Quintus, the nephew they had in common]

Word Forms

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Synonyms for co-uncle

Depending on context, synonyms include co-brother-in-law.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include co-aunt, co-brother-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle-in-law, auncle, uncle.

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