half-uncle

ˈhɑːfˌʌŋkəl

Definition

Definition of half-uncle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

family

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half-brother of one's parent

Rare

My half-uncle visited us during the holidays.

uncle

relative

Rare

son of one's grandparent by a different parent

Rare

He is my half-uncle from my grandmother's second marriage.

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paternal half-uncle

half-brother of one's father

My paternal half-uncle visited us last summer.

Origin of half-uncle

English, half (part) + uncle (father's brother)

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half cousin

family

child of one's half uncle or half aunt

Examples of half-uncle in a sentence

We discovered our half-uncle lived nearby.
My half-uncle visited us during the holidays.
She discovered she had a half-uncle living in another country.

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French:demi-oncle, ...
German:Halbonkel, Sohn aus zweiter Ehe eines Großelternteils, ...
Italian:mezzo zio, zio per parte di nonno, ...
Spanish:medio tío, tío por parte de abuelo, ...
Portuguese:meio-tio, tio por parte de um dos avós, ...
Chinese:舅舅, 同母异父的舅舅, ...
Japanese:異母叔父, 祖母の再婚相手の息子, ...
Arabic:أَخ غَيْر شَقِيق لِلْأَب, عَمّ غَير شَقيق, ...
Hebrew:חֲצִי-דּוֹד, בֶּן דּוֹדָה, ...
Russian:сводный дядя, сын бабушки от другого брака, ...
Ukrainian:зведений дядько, напівдядько, ...
Hindi:सौतेला चाचा, दूसरी शादी से चाचा, ...
Bengali:সৎ কাকা, দাদার অন্য মায়ের ছেলে, ...
Catalan:mig oncle, fill del segon matrimoni del meu avi, ...
Czech:nevlastní strýc, strýc z druhého manželství prarodiče, ...
Danish:halvonkel, søn af bedsteforældres andet ægteskab, ...
Dutch:half-oom, halfoom, ...
Greek:ετεροθαλής θείος, γιος του παππού μου από άλλο γάμο, ...
Hungarian:a szülő féltestvére, féltestvér nagybácsi, ...
Khmer:ពូ ឬមា ដែលជាបងប្អូនរួមឪពុក ឬរួមម្តាយតែម្ខាងជាមួយឪពុក ឬម្តាយ, បងប្អូនប្រុសរួមជីដូនឬជីតា តែខុសឪពុកឬម្តាយ, ...
Korean:이복 삼촌, 조부모의 다른 부모의 아들, ...
Persian:نابرادری پدر یا مادر, پسر پدربزرگ یا مادربزرگ از والدین مختلف, ...
Polish:przyrodni wujek, syn dziadka lub babci z innym rodzicem, ...
Portuguese (BR):meio-tio, tio por parte de um dos avós, ...
Romanian:unchi vitreg, ...
Swedish:halvmorbror, ...
Thai:ลุงต่างแม่, ลุงครึ่งหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:üvey amca, ...
Vietnamese:người chú họ, chú cùng cha khác mẹ, ...

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Definition of half-uncle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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