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class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Fictional uncles in films</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fictional_uncles_in_films-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fictional_uncles_in_TV_series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fictional_uncles_in_TV_series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Fictional uncles in TV series</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fictional_uncles_in_TV_series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fictional_uncles_in_advertising" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fictional_uncles_in_advertising"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Fictional uncles in advertising</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fictional_uncles_in_advertising-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fictional_uncles_in_music" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fictional_uncles_in_music"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Fictional uncles in music</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fictional_uncles_in_music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button 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Available in 68 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-68" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">68 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%85" title="عم – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="عم" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%ADo" title="Tío – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Tío" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%A5%DC%A1%DC%90_(%DC%92%DC%9D%DC%AC%DC%9D%DC%98%DC%AC%DC%90)" title="ܥܡܐ (ܒܝܬܝܘܬܐ) – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܥܡܐ (ܒܝܬܝܘܬܐ)" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE" title="চাচা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="চাচা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дзядзька – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дзядзька" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дзядзька – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Дзядзька" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaon" title="Amaon – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Amaon" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eontr" title="Eontr – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Eontr" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncle" title="Oncle – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Oncle" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Кукка – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Кукка" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%BDc" title="Strýc – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Strýc" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkel" title="Onkel – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Onkel" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkel" title="Onkel – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Onkel" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onu" title="Onu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Onu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Θείος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Θείος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ACo" title="Sìo – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Sìo" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Nomenclatura_de_parentesco_en_espa%C3%B1ol#Tíos" title="Anexo:Nomenclatura de parentesco en español – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Nomenclatura de parentesco en español" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onklo" title="Onklo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Onklo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaba" title="Osaba – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Osaba" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%88" title="عمو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="عمو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncle" title="Oncle – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Oncle" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omke" title="Omke – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Omke" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%ADo" title="Tío – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Tío" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EC%A0%80%EC%94%A8" title="아저씨 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아저씨" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE" title="चाचा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="चाचा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paman" title="Paman – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Paman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zio" title="Zio – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Zio" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93_(%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%97%D7%94)" title="דוד (משפחה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דוד (משפחה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjomba" title="Mjomba – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mjomba" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonton" title="Tonton – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Tonton" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patruus" title="Patruus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Patruus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%97d%C4%97" title="Dėdė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Dėdė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barba" title="Barba – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Barba" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_(%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE)" title="काका (नाता) – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="काका (नाता)" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%86" title="Авга болон нагац – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Авга болон нагац" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oom" title="Oom – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Oom" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_(%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE)" title="काका (नाता) – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="काका (नाता)" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%98" title="おじ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="おじ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkel" title="Onkel – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Onkel" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkel" title="Onkel – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Onkel" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk 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searchaux" style="display:none">Male relative who is sibling of one's parent</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Uncle_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Uncle (disambiguation)">Uncle (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uncle_and_nephew_both_members_of_Congress._Uncle_and_nephew_combination_in_Congress,_Rep._Charles_A._Eaton_of_New_Jersey,_(right)_and_his_nephew_Rep._William_R._Eaton_of_Colorado,_are_both_LCCN2016889271_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="1929 photograph of United States Representative Charles A. Eaton and his nephew Rep. William R. Eaton." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Uncle_and_nephew_both_members_of_Congress._Uncle_and_nephew_combination_in_Congress%2C_Rep._Charles_A._Eaton_of_New_Jersey%2C_%28right%29_and_his_nephew_Rep._William_R._Eaton_of_Colorado%2C_are_both_LCCN2016889271_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Uncle_and_nephew_both_members_of_Congress._Uncle_and_nephew_combination_in_Congress%2C_Rep._Charles_A._Eaton_of_New_Jersey%2C_%28right%29_and_his_nephew_Rep._William_R._Eaton_of_Colorado%2C_are_both_LCCN2016889271_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Uncle_and_nephew_both_members_of_Congress._Uncle_and_nephew_combination_in_Congress%2C_Rep._Charles_A._Eaton_of_New_Jersey%2C_%28right%29_and_his_nephew_Rep._William_R._Eaton_of_Colorado%2C_are_both_LCCN2016889271_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7462" data-file-height="9032" /></a><figcaption>United States Representative <a href="/wiki/Charles_Aubrey_Eaton" title="Charles Aubrey Eaton">Charles A. Eaton</a> (right) and his nephew Rep. <a href="/wiki/William_R._Eaton" title="William R. Eaton">William R. Eaton</a> (left).</figcaption></figure> <p>An <b>uncle</b> is usually defined as a male <a href="/wiki/Kinship" title="Kinship">relative</a> who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are <a href="/wiki/Consanguineous" class="mw-redirect" title="Consanguineous">related by birth</a> are <a href="/wiki/Second-degree_relative" class="mw-redirect" title="Second-degree relative">second-degree relatives</a>. The female counterpart of an uncle is an aunt, and the reciprocal relationship is that of a <a href="/wiki/Niece_and_nephew" title="Niece and nephew">nephew or niece</a>. The word comes from <a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">avunculus</i>, the diminutive of <i>avus</i> (grandfather), and is a family relationship within an extended or immediate family. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A more slang usage is <b>Unc</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In some cultures and families, children may refer to the cousins of their parents as uncle (or aunt). It is also used as a <a href="/wiki/Title_of_respect" class="mw-redirect" title="Title of respect">title of respect</a> for older relatives, neighbours, acquaintances, family friends, and even total strangers in some cultures, for example <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_Australian_elder" class="mw-redirect" title="Aboriginal Australian elder">Aboriginal Australian elders</a>. Using the term in this way is a form of <a href="/wiki/Fictive_kinship" title="Fictive kinship">fictive kinship</a>. </p><p>Any social institution where a special relationship exists between a man and his sisters' children is known as an <a href="/wiki/Avunculate" title="Avunculate">avunculate</a> (or avunculism or avuncularism).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This relationship can be formal or informal, depending on the society. Early anthropological research focused on the association between the avunculate and <a href="/wiki/Matrilineality" title="Matrilineality">matrilineal</a> descent, while later research has expanded to consider the avunculate in general society. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_terms">Additional terms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Additional terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uncles.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Uncles.png/250px-Uncles.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Uncles.png/330px-Uncles.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Uncles.png/500px-Uncles.png 2x" data-file-width="864" data-file-height="816" /></a><figcaption>Uncles by Generation</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>A <b>half-uncle</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Half-brother" class="mw-redirect" title="Half-brother">half-brother</a> of one's parent.</li> <li>A <b>maternal uncle</b> is the brother of one's mother.</li> <li>A <b>paternal uncle</b> is the brother of one's father.</li> <li>An <b>uncle-in-law</b> is the uncle of one's spouse or the husband of an individual's aunt or uncle.</li> <li>A parent's first cousin may be called a <b>second uncle</b>.</li> <li>A <b>great-uncle</b><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/<b>granduncle</b><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/<b>grand-uncle</b><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the brother of one's grandparent.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Genetics_and_consanguinity">Genetics and consanguinity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Genetics and consanguinity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Uncles by birth (brother of a parent) are <a href="/wiki/Coefficient_of_relationship" title="Coefficient of relationship">related</a> to their nieces and nephews on average by 25% (1750 <a href="/wiki/Centimorgans" class="mw-redirect" title="Centimorgans">centimorgans</a>) though this can vary considerably.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As half-uncles are related through half brothers, they are related by average 12.5%. Non-consanguineous uncles (male spouse of a relative) are not related by blood. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_variations">Cultural variations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cultural variations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arabic">Arabic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Arabic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Arabic, one's mother's brother is called <i>Khal</i> خال and the mother's sister is called <i>Khalah</i> خالة. On the father's side, one's father's brother is called <i>Amm</i> عم and the father's sister is called <i>Ammah</i> عمّة. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turkish">Turkish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Turkish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Turkish, one's mother's brother is called <i>dayi</i>, father's brother is <i>amca</i>, and aunt's husband is known as <i>enişte</i>. One's mother's sister is called "teyze". Father's sister is "hala". Uncle's wife is "yenge". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albanian,_Slavic,_and_Persian"><span id="Albanian.2C_Slavic.2C_and_Persian"></span>Albanian, Slavic, and Persian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Albanian, Slavic, and Persian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In some cultures, like Albanian, Slavic, or Persian, no single inclusive term describing both a person's <a href="/wiki/Kinship" title="Kinship">kinship</a> to their parental male sibling or parental male in-law exists. Instead, there are specific terms describing a person's kinship to their mother's brother (<i>dajë</i> in <a href="/wiki/Albanian_language" title="Albanian language">Albanian</a>, <i>daiyee</i> in <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>, <i>wuj</i> (diminutive: <i>wujek</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>) or a person's kinship to their father's brother (<i>xhajë</i> in Albanian, <i>amou</i> in Persian, <i>stryj</i> (diminutive: <i>stryjek</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>). An analogous differentiation exists using separate terms to describe a person's kinship to their mother's female sibling (<i>teze</i> in Albanian, <i>khaleh</i> in Persian, <i>ciotka</i> (diminutive: <i>ciocia</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>), and a person's kinship to their father's female sibling, (<i>hallë</i> in Albanian, <i>ammeh</i> in Persian, <i>stryjna</i> (diminutive: <i>stryjenka</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>). </p><p>Furthermore, in Persian culture the terms used to describe a person's kinship to their maternal or paternal in-laws bear clear and unambiguous descriptions of that relationship, differentiating the parental in-laws from blood-relatives. For example, there is a specific term describing a person's kinship to the spouse of their paternal uncle (i.e. <i>zan-amou</i>, literally 'wife-of-' <i>amou</i>). This clarifies that kinship is to the spouse of the person's paternal male sibling, as opposed to a blood-relationship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indigenous_Australians">Indigenous Australians</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Indigenous Australians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many Australian <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples</a> address male respected senior members of the community, known as <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_elder" class="mw-redirect" title="Aboriginal elder">elders</a>, as "uncle" (and women as "aunty") as a mark of seniority and respect, whether related or not,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Archie" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncle Archie">Uncle Archie</a> (Roach)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Jack_Charles" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncle Jack Charles">Uncle Jack Charles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Asian">South Asian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: South Asian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In India, unambiguous names are used for various uncles such as one's father's brother chacha (or kaka). If the brother of one's father is older than one's father then he is called Tauji (or taya or bapuji). One's mother's brother is called Mama. A paternal aunt's husband is called Fufa (or Fuva) and a maternal aunt's husband is called Mausa (or Masa) in Hindi (or Gujarati). </p><p>Likewise, in neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> (and Pakistan), mother's brother is also Mama (or Mamu) as well father's brother as Chacha. A paternal aunt's husband is Phupha and maternal aunt's husband is Khalu. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uncles_in_popular_culture">Uncles in popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Uncles in popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the loving image of an old but wise and friendly uncle in many cultures the word has been used as a loving nickname for many people. In <a href="/wiki/Tibetan_mythology" title="Tibetan mythology">Tibetan mythology</a> <a href="/wiki/Akhu_T%C3%B6npa" title="Akhu Tönpa">Akhu Tönpa</a> (<i>Uncle Tompa</i>) is a familiar and well-beloved figure. The American national personification <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Sam" title="Uncle Sam">Uncle Sam</a> serves as an allegorical fatherly figure to many Americans. Various children's TV hosts have used <i>uncle</i> as their nickname, including <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a> (<i>Uncle Walt</i>), Bob Davidse (<i>Nonkel Bob</i>, literally <i>Uncle Bob</i>), Edwin Rutten (who hosted a children's show named <i>De Show van Ome Willem</i> [<i>The Show of Uncle Willem</i>]). The Dutch poet Ome Ko also used <i>uncle</i> as part of his pseudonym. </p><p>Rich, wise or otherwise eccentric uncles are also popular in works of fiction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fictional_uncles_in_comics">Fictional uncles in comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Fictional uncles in comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Nonkel Fillemon in <i><a href="/wiki/Urbanus_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Urbanus (comics)">Urbanus</a></i>.</li> <li>Nonkel Vital in <i><a href="/wiki/De_Kiekeboes" title="De Kiekeboes">De Kiekeboes</a></i>.</li> <li>Ome Arie, character in <i><a href="/wiki/Sjors_en_Sjimmie" class="mw-redirect" title="Sjors en Sjimmie">Sjors en Sjimmie</a></i>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oncle_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Oncle Paul">Oncle Paul</a></i>, the title character in a Belgian comics series.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Ben" title="Uncle Ben">Ben Parker</a>, <abbr title="also known as">a.k.a.</abbr> <i>Uncle Ben</i>, the uncle of <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scrooge_McDuck" title="Scrooge McDuck">Scrooge McDuck</a>, a.k.a. <i>Uncle Scrooge</i> from the <a href="/wiki/Donald_Duck" title="Donald Duck">Donald Duck</a> comics.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Choi" title="Uncle Choi">Uncle Choi</a> by Hui Guan-man.</li> <li>Uncle Phil in <i><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Finn_(comic_strip)" title="Mickey Finn (comic strip)">Mickey Finn</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fictional_uncles_in_novels">Fictional uncles in novels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Fictional uncles in novels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Oswald" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncle Oswald">Uncle Oswald</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Roald_Dahl" title="Roald Dahl">Roald Dahl</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Remus" title="Uncle Remus">Uncle Remus</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Joel_Chandler_Harris" title="Joel Chandler Harris">Joel Chandler Harris</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Tom" title="Uncle Tom">Uncle Tom</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe" title="Harriet Beecher Stowe">Harriet Beecher Stowe</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Vanya" title="Uncle Vanya">Uncle Vanya</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Anton_Chekhov" title="Anton Chekhov">Anton Chekhov</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Wiggily" title="Uncle Wiggily">Uncle Wiggily</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Howard_R._Garis" title="Howard R. Garis">Howard R. Garis</a>.</li> <li>Vernon Dursley a.k.a. "Uncle Vernon" The uncle by marriage of the protagonist of <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter" title="Harry Potter">Harry Potter</a></i> by <i><a href="/wiki/J._K._Rowling" title="J. K. Rowling">J. K. Rowling</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fictional_uncles_in_films">Fictional uncles in films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Fictional uncles in films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Buck" title="Uncle Buck">Uncle Buck</a>, played by <a href="/wiki/John_Candy" title="John Candy">John Candy</a> in the 1989 eponymous film.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Fucker" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncle Fucker">Uncle Fucker</a>, character and song in <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park:_Bigger,_Longer_%26_Uncut" title="South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut">South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fictional_uncles_in_TV_series">Fictional uncles in TV series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Fictional uncles in TV series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benjen_Stark" class="mw-redirect" title="Benjen Stark">Benjen Stark</a>, in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i>, referred to as "Uncle Benjen" by his nephew <a href="/wiki/Jon_Snow_(character)" title="Jon Snow (character)">Jon Snow</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corrado_%22Junior%22_Soprano" class="mw-redirect" title="Corrado "Junior" Soprano">Corrado "Junior" Soprano</a>, in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos" title="The Sopranos">The Sopranos</a></i>, referred to as "Uncle June" by his nephew <a href="/wiki/Tony_Soprano" title="Tony Soprano">Tony Soprano</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Katsopolis" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesse Katsopolis">Jesse Katsopolis</a>, in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Full_House" title="Full House">Full House</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Fuller_House_(TV_series)" title="Fuller House (TV series)">Fuller House</a></i>, referred to as "Uncle Jesse" by his three nieces DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle Tanner.</li> <li>Philip Banks, a.k.a <i>Uncle Phil</i>, the uncle-in-law of the titular character in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i>.</li> <li>Charles O'Casey, also known as "Uncle Charley", a character in <i><a href="/wiki/My_Three_Sons" title="My Three Sons">My Three Sons</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Deadly_(Muppet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncle Deadly (Muppet)">Uncle Deadly</a>, a character in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Fester" title="Uncle Fester">Uncle Fester</a>, the uncle of <a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Addams" title="Wednesday Addams">Wednesday</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pugsley_Addams" title="Pugsley Addams">Pugsley Addams</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Addams_Family" title="The Addams Family">The Addams Family</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Grandpa" title="Uncle Grandpa">Uncle Grandpa</a>, a character in the eponymous TV series.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Iroh" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncle Iroh">Uncle Iroh</a>, a character in <i><a href="/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender" title="Avatar: The Last Airbender">Avatar: The Last Airbender</a></i>, always referred to as "Uncle" by his nephew <a href="/wiki/Zuko" title="Zuko">Zuko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Leo" title="Uncle Leo">Uncle Leo</a>, Jerry's maternal uncle in <i><a href="/wiki/Seinfeld" title="Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Jack" title="Uncle Jack">Uncle Jack</a>, title character in a BBC children's TV series.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Max" title="Uncle Max">Uncle Max</a>, a character in the eponymous TV series.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Ruckus" title="Uncle Ruckus">Uncle Ruckus</a>, a character in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)" title="The Boondocks (TV series)">The Boondocks</a></i>. No relation.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grunkle_Stan" title="Grunkle Stan">Grunkle Stan</a>, a character in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Gravity_Falls" title="Gravity Falls">Gravity Falls</a></i>. The great-uncle of the main characters.</li> <li>Uncle Arthur, a character in <i><a href="/wiki/Bewitched" title="Bewitched">Bewitched</a></i>.</li> <li>Emperor Cloyd and Becky the Enchantress characters of <a href="/wiki/Disenchantment_(TV_series)" title="Disenchantment (TV series)">Disenchantment</a>, siblings of Dagmar, maternal uncles of Bean and grandsons to the late Queen Mariabeanie.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fictional_uncles_in_advertising">Fictional uncles in advertising</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Fictional uncles in advertising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Uncle Arthur, mascot of a <a href="/wiki/Guinness_stout" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness stout">Guinness stout</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Ben%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncle Ben's">Uncle Ben</a>, mascot of a rice brand.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fictional_uncles_in_music">Fictional uncles in music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Fictional uncles in music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Albert/Admiral_Halsey" title="Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey">Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey</a>, a 1971 song by <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linda_McCartney" title="Linda McCartney">Linda McCartney</a> from the album <i><a href="/wiki/Ram_(album)" title="Ram (album)">Ram</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob%27s_your_uncle" title="Bob's your uncle">Bob's your uncle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Say_Uncle" title="Say Uncle">Say Uncle</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uncle&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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