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Uncle
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Uncle meaning
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. | The male cousin of one’s parent. | Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
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Dearly loved brother of Hazel and the late Rodney, dearest uncle of Lesley, Jennifer, Graeme, Karen and Colin, great uncle, and great-great uncle.
He had several relatives who had served in the armed forces, including, an aunt and uncle who met in the Army, another uncle in the Marines and a great-uncle who served as a paratrooper in the Vietnam War.
The worker, uncertain, joked that the letter must represent the initials of his employer Uncle Sam. Soon soldiers began referring all military rations as bounty from Uncle Sam, and they even saw themselves as Uncle Sam's men.
Uncle Sedia, Uncle O.J., Uncle Dembo By Force will always be my uncles.
Apparently a couple doors down from me, I have another uncle, and a few more doors down I have another uncle.
Loving brother of Jane and Ian, a dear uncle, great uncle and friend.
Smith put two of her uncle’s horses on what is now KEP’s farm in Canton, N.C. Powder, a blind horse with a brilliant white coat, is the last living relative of the Appaloosa herd that Smith’s grandfather helped her uncle start.
Bryant’s uncle claimed his nephew shot Jam Master Jay, but no other witnesses corroborated the uncle’s story.
Dearly loved husband of the late Olwyn Burton, dearest brother, brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and friend.
Kaka Sati was sometimes upset by the harsh punishments that Uncle Usama delivered to me and my cousin Hafiz, Uncle’s oldest son, who was two years younger than me.
Loving son of Ann and the late Barrie, dad of Kacey, dear brother of Karen, Kevin and the late Denise, brother-in-law to Barry and Vicky, uncle to Garry, Danny, Elouise and Charlotte, great-uncle to Olivia and a dear friend to many.
Mr Salmond’s niece Christina Hendry recalled memories of her “Uncle Alex”, including visiting the Turriff Show with her uncle and her sister where “he was the one asking us to go on the rides with him”.
Niamh also wanted to thank her uncle and step-uncle (Sam Bastin, 40, and Declan Ellis, 26) who held her still after her fall, preventing even more extensive brain damage.
So, if there is a grandparent and an uncle still alive, the grandparent will inherit and not the uncle.
The beloved son of the late Ziggy and Joan Piechocki, a much loved brother to Julie, a dear brother-in-law to Robert, uncle to Emma and Anton and a great-uncle to Owen and Scarlett Joan.
An uncle of mine was a cop in the NYPD for 25 years, another uncle was a NYC judge and an aunt of mine was Labor Commissioner of NY State.
But since the aunt and uncle had planned an overseas getaway and Uncle Marvin still wants to go, Charlie agrees to feign temporary interest in the kid for a few months before handing him over.
The racist uncle I hate is trying to yell over the smart cool uncle that I love.
Even if they’re saying, My uncle is the world-renowned professional volleyball player Juan Carlos Smith and he’s a closeted gay man married to my other uncle Richard Jones, most people will nod and smile and ignore them.
Her younger brother and grandfather also served in the Navy, one uncle enlisted in the Marine Corps and another uncle fought in Vietnam with the U.S. Army.