Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

co-uncle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: co-un-cle
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

of a man, an uncle of one's niece or nephew who is not one's brother; a co-brother-in-law as common uncle to the children of two men's married siblings.

noun

a man's brother, as uncle in common to the children of a third sibling

Example Sentences

"Cicero continued however to write anxiously to Atticus, his co-uncle, about the young man's remarkable gifts and unsatisfactory character. [Cicero's younger brother married Atticus's sister, and the couple had a son Quintus; Cicero and Atticus were thus co-uncles to Quintus, the nephew they had in common]"
"My nephew came up for the summer with my brother and co-uncle George."

Etymology

* co- + uncle

Word Breakdown

Prefix: co

Inflected Forms

co-uncles (plural)

Phrases

co-grandfather

Frequently Paired Words

co-grandfather co-aunt

Synonyms

co-brother-in-law

Questions

What does co-uncle mean?: of a man, an uncle of one's niece or nephew who is not one's brother; a co-brother-in-law as common uncle to the children of two men's married siblings.
Where does co-uncle come from?: * co- + uncle

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