uncles
SayUNG-kuhlz/ˈʌŋ.kl̩z/
- 1Plural of uncle. Use this form when you mean more than one uncle.
Both of her uncles arrived early for the family reunion.
My uncles taught me how to fish every summer.
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- 2Present form of uncle for he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water. Informal.
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uncles is a form of uncle
uncle, noun: The brother or brother-in-law of your mother or father, or sometimes a male cousin of one of your parents. Full entry
- Forms
- uncleuncles plural
- Spelling
- uncle → uncles: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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