step-uncle

ˈstɛp ˈʌŋkəl

Definition

Definition of step-uncle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

step-parent's brother

Rare

brother of someone's stepmother or stepfather

Rare

My step-uncle is visiting us this weekend.

family

Rare

husband of one's step-aunt

Rare

My step-uncle joined us for the family reunion.

parent's stepbrother

Rare

stepbrother of someone's mother or father

Rare

I went fishing with my step-uncle last summer.

half-uncle

relative

stepbrother

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Origin of step-uncle

Old English, steop (related by marriage) + Latin, avunculus (uncle)

Examples of step-uncle in a sentence

We spent the holidays with my step-uncle in the countryside.
My step-uncle gave a wonderful toast at the wedding.
Her step-uncle is a renowned chef in the city.
My step-uncle lives near the coast.
We invited her step-uncle to dinner.

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French:beau-oncle, oncle par alliance, ...
German:Stiefonkel, ...
Italian:zio acquisito, patrigno, ...
Spanish:tío político, ...
Portuguese:tio por afinidade, meio-irmão do pai ou da mãe, ...
Chinese:继伯父, 继姨父, ...
Japanese:義理のおじ, 義理の叔父, ...
Arabic:عم الزوجة غير البيولوجي, زَوْج عَمَّة الزَّوْج, ...
Hebrew:דּוֹד חוֹרֵג, אָח חוֹרֵג שֶׁל אַחַד הַהוֹרִים, ...
Russian:сводный дядя, отчим, ...
Ukrainian:зведений дядько, вітчим, ...
Hindi:सौतेला चाचा, माता या पिता का सौतेला भाई, ...
Bengali:সৎ-চাচা, সৎ চাচা, ...
Catalan:oncle polític, tietastre, ...
Czech:nevlastní strýc, strýc z nevlastního příbuzenstva, ...
Danish:stedonkel, papfarbror, ...
Dutch:stiefoom, stiefvader, ...
Greek:θετός θείος, πατριός θείος, ...
Hungarian:mostohaszülő fiútestvére, a mostohanagynéni férje, ...
Khmer:បងប្អូនប្រុសរបស់ឪពុកចុង ឬម្តាយចុង, ប្ដីរបស់មីងចុង, ...
Korean:계삼촌, 계부, ...
Persian:ناعموی, ناپدری, ...
Polish:wujek z przybranej rodziny, mąż przyrodniej cioci, ...
Portuguese (BR):tio postiço, irmão de criação do pai ou da mãe, ...
Romanian:unchi vitreg, tată vitreg, ...
Swedish:styvfarbror, styvmorbror, ...
Thai:ลุงเลี้ยง, น้าเลี้ยง, ...
Turkish:üvey dayı, anne ya da babanın üvey erkek kardeşi, ...
Vietnamese:dượng kế, chú ghẻ, ...

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