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un·cle Listen to audio/ˈʌŋkəl/ noun
plural un·cles
1 [count] : the brother of your father or mother or the husband of your aunt
I have three uncles and two aunts. My Uncle David is visiting next week.
2 US, informalused as a word that you say when you are being hurt in a fight to show that you admit being defeated and do not want to continue fighting He was forced to cry/say uncle. [=forced to surrender]
and Bob's your unclesee bob
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