"nuncle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nuncles [plural]
Etymology: From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt. For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin. For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling. Etymology templates: {{m|en||an uncle}} an uncle, {{m|en||mine uncle}} mine uncle, {{m|en||thine uncle}} thine uncle, {{m|en|neam}} neam, {{m|en|naunt}} naunt, {{m|en|cozen}} cozen, {{m|en|cousin}} cousin, {{m|en|nibling}} nibling Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuncle (plural nuncles)
  1. (archaic or dialectal) Uncle. Tags: archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-nuncle-en-noun-sTAE8gR2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English rebracketings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of English rebracketings: 59 17 23
  2. (linguistics, anthropology, in the study of kinship terminology) Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender). Tags: in the study of kinship terminology Categories (topical): Anthropology, Linguistics, Family members, Male family members
    Sense id: en-nuncle-en-noun-n6BOF7Ap Disambiguation of Family members: 25 45 30 Disambiguation of Male family members: 30 49 21 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 39 28 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb

Forms: nuncles [present, singular, third-person], nuncling [participle, present], nuncled [participle, past], nuncled [past]
Etymology: From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt. For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin. For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling. Etymology templates: {{m|en||an uncle}} an uncle, {{m|en||mine uncle}} mine uncle, {{m|en||thine uncle}} thine uncle, {{m|en|neam}} neam, {{m|en|naunt}} naunt, {{m|en|cozen}} cozen, {{m|en|cousin}} cousin, {{m|en|nibling}} nibling Head templates: {{en-verb}} nuncle (third-person singular simple present nuncles, present participle nuncling, simple past and past participle nuncled)
  1. (England, regional) To cheat, deceive. Tags: England, regional Synonyms: belirt
    Sense id: en-nuncle-en-verb-T20dHBdj Categories (other): English English, Regional English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 39 28

Inflected forms

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