"co-uncle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: co-uncles [plural]
Etymology: * co- + uncle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|uncle}} co- + uncle Head templates: {{en-noun}} co-uncle (plural co-uncles)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-co-uncle-en-noun-4oFuZ6Hq Disambiguation of Male family members: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. a man's brother, as uncle in common to the children of a third sibling
    Sense id: en-co-uncle-en-noun-heELuO2K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: co-brother-in-law (english: relative to the married siblings rather than to the children; however, this term generally refers to a different relationship, that of two men who marry sisters) Related terms: co-grandfather Coordinate_terms: co-aunt

Inflected forms

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