avuncular |əˈvə ng kyələr|adjective1 of or relating to an uncle.• kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person : an avuncular manner.2 Anthropology of or relating to the relationship between men and their siblings' children.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin avunculus‘maternal uncle,’ diminutive of avus ‘grandfather.’
I would've never guessed this one.
I was familiar with the "kind and friendly" bit, but not the others.
ReplyDeleteThe uncle angle is way to specific to be widely used.
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