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stepuncle

stepuncle noun: the brother of one's mother's husband (stepfather) or father's wife (stepmother).

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.

Forms of stepuncle

pluralstepuncles
alternative formstep-uncle

Origin of stepuncle

From step- + uncle.

Questions about stepuncle

What does stepuncle mean?
Stepuncle means the brother of one's mother's husband (stepfather) or father's wife (stepmother).
What part of speech is stepuncle?
Stepuncle is a noun.
What is the plural of stepuncle?
The plural of stepuncle is stepuncles.

Words near stepuncle in the dictionary

  1. stepteens
  2. Stepter
  3. Stepters
  4. Steptoan
  5. Steptoe
  6. stepuncle
  7. stepuncles
  8. stepway
  9. stepways
  10. stepwedge
  11. stepwedges

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