Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - uncle
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Uncle
uncle
~ n 1 the brother of your mother or father, or the husband of your aunt 2 a man whose brother or sister has a child (Enrique was very excited about becoming an uncle.) 3 used as a name for a man who is a close friend of your parents 4 say uncle AmE spoken used by children to tell someone to admit they have been defeated (- see also talk like a dutch uncle Dutch2 (3))
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(uncles) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Someone’s uncle is the brother of their mother or father, or the husband of their aunt. My uncle was the mayor of Memphis... A telegram from Uncle Fred arrived... N-FAMILY; N-TITLE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin avunculus mother's brother; akin to Old English eam ~, Welsh ewythr, Latin avus grandfather Date: 14th century 1. a. the brother of one's father or mother b. the husband of one's aunt 2. one who helps, advises, or encourages 3. — used as a cry of surrender was forced to cry ~ 4. capitalized Uncle Sam ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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suffix forming nouns, usu. diminutives (carbuncle). Etymology: OF -uncle, -oncle or L -unculus, -la, a special form of -ulus -ULE UNCLE n. 1 a the brother of one's father or mother. b an aunt's husband. 2 colloq. a name given by children to a male family friend. 3 sl. esp. hist. a pawnbroker. Phrases and idioms Uncle Sam colloq. the federal government or citizens of the US (will fight for Uncle Sam). Uncle Tom derog. a Black man considered to be servile, cringing, etc. (from the hero of H. B. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852). Etymology: ME f. AF uncle, OF oncle f. LL aunculus f. L avunculus maternal uncle: see AVUNCULAR ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. дядя maternal uncle —- дядя по матери 2. разг. пожилой человек, "дядюшка" (особенно в обращении) 3. сл. ростовщик 4. сл. скупщик краденого 5. ам. сл. "дядька", федеральный агент, особенно агент бюро по борьбе с торговлей наркотиками 6. ведущий детских радио- и телепередач Id: Welsh uncle —- двоюродный брат отца или матери Id: to say uncle —- ам. разг. признать себя побежденным, сдаться, просить пощады ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) дядя 2) пожилой человек; дядюшка (особ. в обращении) 3) joc. ростовщик - my uncles - Uncle Sam UNCLE Sam дядя Сэм, США ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. oncle, from L. avunculus "mother's brother," lit. "little grandfather," dim. of avus "grandfather," from root *aw- "grandparent." Replaced O.E. eam (usually maternal; paternal uncle was fжdera). First record of Dutch uncle (and his blunt, stern, benevolent advice) is from 1838; Welsh uncle (1747) was the first cousin of one's parent; Uncle Sam is from 1813, coined during the war with Britain as a contrast to John Bull, and no doubt suggested by the initials U.S. The common figure of Uncle Sam began to appear in political cartoons c.1850. Only gradually superseded earlier Brother Jonathan (1776), largely through the popularization of the figure by cartoonist Thomas Nast. British in World War I sometimes called U.S. soldiers Sammies. Uncle Tom "servile black man" (1922) is from the humble, pious main character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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