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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
avuncular /əˈvʌŋkjʊlə/

▶adjective like an uncle in being kind and friendly towards a younger or less experienced person.

– origin C19: from L. avunculus ‘maternal uncle’.

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