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paternal half-uncle

paternal half-uncle noun: a half-brother of one's father.

Noun

paternal half-uncle (plural paternal half-uncles)

  1. A half-brother of one's father.
  2. A half brother-in-law of one's father.

Forms of paternal half-uncle

pluralpaternal half-uncles

Questions about paternal half-uncle

What does paternal half-uncle mean?
Paternal half-uncle means a half-brother of one's father.
What part of speech is paternal half-uncle?
Paternal half-uncle is a noun.
What is the plural of paternal half-uncle?
The plural of paternal half-uncle is paternal half-uncles.

Words near paternal half-uncle in the dictionary

  1. paternal grandfathers
  2. paternal grandmother
  3. paternal grandmothers
  4. paternal half aunt
  5. paternal half aunts
  6. paternal half-uncle
  7. paternal half-uncles
  8. paternal orphan
  9. paternal orphans
  10. paternal uncle
  11. paternal uncles

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