Great-uncle Definition

grātuŋkəl
noun
A brother of any of one's grandparents; granduncle.
Webster's New World

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s grandparent; the uncle of one's parent.

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Noun

Singular:
great-uncle
Plural:
great-uncles

Great-uncle Sentence Examples

  • When are you going to make me a great uncle?

  • My great-uncle said I must only use the demon's power for others or risk the demon's curse.

  • This seems too simple, and I cannot yet dismiss the caution my great-uncle - -and his son, my cousin - -took when discussing the creature.

  • He was surrounded by intriguers who were playing a game of their own, and for some time he appeared almost disposed to be as reactionary as his great-uncle Abbas I.

  • During his minority his grandmother Queen Catherine and his great uncle the Cardinal Prince Henry acted jointly as regents.

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