stepuncle

See also: step-uncle

English

Alternative forms

• step-uncle

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-

Proto-Germanic *steupa-

Proto-West Germanic *steupa-

Old English stēop-

Middle English step-

English step-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os

Latin avunculus

Old French unclebor.

Middle English uncle

English uncle

English stepuncle

From step- + uncle.

Noun

stepuncle (plural stepuncles)

1. (rare) The brother of one's mother's husband (stepfather) or father's wife (stepmother).
2. (rare) The stepbrother of one's father or mother.

Hypernyms

• stepfamily

Related terms

• stepaunt
• stepnephew
• stepniece

Translations

brother of a stepparent

• Catalan: onclastre (ca) m
• Finnish: setäpuoli (of a stepfather), enopuoli (of a stepmother), isäpuolen veli (of a stepfather), äitipuolen veli (of a stepmother), vanhempipuolen veli
• French: bel-oncle (fr) m
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: not used in Polish
• Romanian: unchi vitreg m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

stepbrother of a parent

• Finnish: setäpuoli (stepbrother of one's father), enopuoli (stepbrother of one's mother), isän velipuoli (of one's father), äidin velipuoli (of one's mother), vanhemman velipuoli
• French: bel-oncle (fr) m
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: not used in Polish
• Romanian: unchi vitreg
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

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