English Dictionary

uncle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/

名詞

愛称 婉語 比喩的用法 イギリス英語 古風 くだけた表現 特に 米国南部 南部アメリカ英語 古語 俗語 マレーシア英語 ミャンマー文字 シンガポール英語

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.

日本語の意味

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

My uncle taught me how to fish when I was a child.

私の叔父は子供のころに私に釣りを教えてくれました。

意味（1）

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.

意味（2）

(endearing) The male cousin of one’s parent.

意味（3）

(endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.

意味（4）

(euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.

意味（5）

(figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

意味（6）

(Britain, informal, dated) A pawnbroker.

A chain hangs out of the pocket of his velvet waistcoat , by which we may conclude that he has a watch , though we have known many gents whose watches were at their uncle's (as the fashionable term for the pawnbroker goes)

意味（7）

(especially in the Southern US, parts of UK and South Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

意味（8）

(Southern US, slang, archaic) An older African-American male.

Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great ears, — an immense talker.

意味（9）

(Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, informal) Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.

uncles （ plural ）