uncle
The meaning (definition) of the word uncle
the brother of your mom or dad.
The word uncle used in a sentence
“My uncle plays games with me when he visits our house.”
The plural of the word uncle
uncles
How the word uncle is said around the world
| French | oncle (awnkl) |
| Spanish | tío (teeoh) |
| Mandarin | 叔叔 (shū shū) |
| Hindi | चाचा (kyahkyah) |
| Arabic | عم (ahmm) |
| Russian | дядя (diadia) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tio (teeuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tio (cheeuu) |
| Japanese | 叔父 (oji) |
| German | Onkel (awnkuhl) |
| Urdu | چچا (kyukyah) |
| Punjabi | ਚਾਚਾ (kyahkyah) |
| Korean | 삼촌 (samcon) |
| Hebrew | דוֹד (dohd) |
| Greek | θείος (theios) |
| Dutch | oom (ohm) |
| Tagalog | tiyuhin (teeyooheen) |
| Vietnamese | chú (choour) |
| Turkish | amca (ahmjah) |
| Persian | عمو (ahmoo) |
| Polish | wujek (vooyek) |
| Ukrainian | дядько (dyadko) |
| Bengali | চাচা (chahchah) |
| Swedish | farbror (fahrbroor) |
| Italian | zio (dzeeoh) |
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