avuncular

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence
  2. adjective being or relating to an uncle

Etymology

From Latin avunculus (“a maternal uncle”).

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