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| adjective | 1. Relating to an uncle.
2. Kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person. |
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 | | "He has an avuncular friendliness with all of his friend's children, even though he never had kids of his own." | | "My mom doesn't have any brothers, but she has eight male cousins, so they all adopted an avuncular relationship with me." | | "The avuncular relatives joined forces to build a giant playhouse for the kids in the family." |
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 | | Latin, mid-19th century |
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 | | The Latin root of "avuncular" — "avunculus" — originally signified the relationship specifically with one's maternal uncle, but common usage has expanded the word to embrace a connection with any uncle. ... |  |
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