"uncley" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more uncley [comparative], most uncley [superlative]
Etymology: From uncle + -y or uncle + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|uncle|-y|id2=adjectival}} uncle + -y, {{af|en|uncle|-ly|id2=adjectival}} uncle + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} uncley (comparative more uncley, superlative most uncley)
  1. Characteristic of an uncle; avuncular
    Sense id: en-uncley-en-adj-uH50DsI8 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: uncleys [plural]
Etymology: From uncle + -y (diminutive ending). Etymology templates: {{af|en|uncle|-y|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive ending}} uncle + -y (diminutive ending) Head templates: {{en-noun}} uncley (plural uncleys)
  1. Familiar or endearing form of uncle Tags: endearing, familiar, form-of Form of: uncle Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: uncly, unclie Translations (Diminutive of uncle): oĉjo (Esperanto), zietto [masculine] (Italian), ujko (english: mother's brother) [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), striko (english: father's brother) [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), striček (english: father's brother) [Roman, masculine, regional] (Serbo-Croatian), tečo (english: parent's sister's husband) [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), teča (english: parent's sister's husban) [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), čiča (english: father's brother) [Roman, masculine, regional] (Serbo-Croatian), čiko (english: father's brother) [Roman, masculine, regional] (Serbo-Croatian), teček (english: parent's sister's husband) [Roman, masculine, regional] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-uncley-en-noun-kS69BvfI Disambiguation of Male family members: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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