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-uncle

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-uncle/ˈʌŋk(ə)l/

▶suffix forming chiefly diminutive nouns: carbuncle.

– origin from OFr. -oncle, -uncle, or from L. -unculus, a special form of -ulus.

'-uncle' also found in these Oxford entries:

Abbasid - agony aunt - aunt - avuncular - avunculate - Bob - chacha - cousin - Dutch uncle - great-uncle - Oscar - Sambo - tar baby - tom - uncle - Uncle Sam - Uncle Tom

Forum discussions with the word(s) "-uncle" in the title:

'He goes to his uncle's house' or '... to uncle's house'
(?)His uncle who lives in Hawaii came to visit him the other day.
"brevet" uncle
A question about uncle
aunt, uncle, cousin
Before I …….. (come) to yesterday, I ….. (visit) my uncle
Bob's your uncle!
crying uncle?
Do you call your great-uncle/great-aunt just uncle/aunt?
genitive sasson [saxon genitive]: My aunt and uncle'<s> house
getting a wack at plantin ole Uncle Adolph
grandpa or great uncle
Great great uncle
great uncle
handkerchief-head Uncle Tom
he's as tall, if not taller, than his uncle
her uncle ... allowed her to be
I 'challenge' my uncle to deny .... [invite to compete?]
I am a monkey's uncle now.
I haven’t seen my uncle for a long time
it was for my uncle
kindly Jewish uncle
mother´s uncle´s name?
My brother gave this book to his uncle
rich Uncle Dick
the account of the Uncle Sam legend.
the baby has drawn to his mother/uncle/aunt?
Tom's uncle and aunt lives/live in UK?
took her to her uncle to protect.../ambiguity?
uncle bill
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