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uncle
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
endearing
euphemistic
figuratively
Britain
dated
informal
especially
in the Southern US
Southern-US
archaic
slang
Malaysia
Myanmar
Singapore
Japanese Meaning
自分の親の兄弟または義理の兄弟(つまり、血縁または婚姻による関係の「おじ」) / 親しい関係の場合、親戚として、または親の近しい男性友人などを親しみを込めて「おじ」と呼ぶ場合もある
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The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. / (endearing) The male cousin of one’s parent. / (endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
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uncle
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