nuncle

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, dialectal) Uncle.
2. Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).

Verb

To cheat, deceive.

Synonyms

maternal uncle

paternal uncle

uncle

unky

unc

Translations

عم

oncle

Oheim

Onkel

θείος

μπάρμπας

oncle

oncle maternel

tonton

zio

zio materno

apo

مام

خاڵ

avunculus

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.