Uncle 1287391 224622446 2008-07-09T18:20:37Z 74.39.145.132 {{wiktionary|uncle}} '''Uncle''' may refer to: * A family relationship, either the brother of a parent or the husband of a sister of a parent. A woman with an equivalent relationship is an [[aunt]], and the reciprocal relationship is that of a [[nephew]] or [[niece]]. See [[Cousin]]. * A [[title of respect]] for elders (for example neighbours, acquaintances, as well as total strangers), especially in Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Turkey, China, Maori culture and most Pacific Islands * An [[honorific]] bestowed upon individuals of any gender. See [[fictive kinship]]. * A cry of surrender or [[safeword]] An '''idiom''': * [[Dutch uncle]], a person who delivers stern lectures * [[Uncle Sam]], a personification of the United States * [[Uncle Tom]], a pejorative term for a black person who plays up to racial stereotypes * [[Uncle Tom Cobley]], a British folk saying meaning "etcetera" * [[Bob's Your Uncle|Bob's your uncle]], a Commonwealth expression roughly equivalent to "and there you have it" A '''person''': * [[Blind Uncle Gaspard]] * [[Uncle Charlie Osborne]], a musician from the Appalachian Mountains * [[Uncle Dave Macon]], American musician * [[Uncle Fester (author)]], the penname of Steve Preisler * Uncle Ho, a nickname for the Vietnamese leader [[Ho Chi Minh]] * Uncle Joe, a nickname for the Soviet leader [[Joseph Stalin]] * [[Uncle Kracker]], American musician * Uncle Miltie, a nickname for [[Milton Berle]] * [[Royal Uncle Cao]], a Chinese deity * [[Uncle Tupelo]], American music * Uncle Patrick, NBA Hall of Famer [[Patrick Ewing]] A '''book''': * ''[[My Uncle Oswald]]'', an adult novel written by Roald Dahl * ''[[J. P. Martin|Uncle]]'', a series of children's books * ''[[Uncle Dynamite]]'', a book by P. G. Wodehouse * ''[[Uncle John's Bathroom Reader]]'' * ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', a novel about slavery by Harriet Beecher Stowe * ''[[Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood]]'', a memoir by Oliver Sacks * ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', a play by Anton Chekhov * ''[[Uncle Wiggily]]'', a series of children's books A '''fictional character''': * [[Uncle Albert]], a character in the sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' * [[Uncle Ben]], a character in the ''Spider-Man'' comic book * [[Uncle Creepy]], a character in the ''Creepy'' horror-comics magazine * [[Uncle Duke]], a character in the comic strip ''Doonesbury'' * [[Uncle Fester]], a character in the sitcom ''The Addams Family'' * [[Uncle Fred]], a character in the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse * [[Uncle Henry (Oz)]], a character in the book ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' * [[Iroh|Uncle Iroh]] from the animated television series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' * [[Uncle Jesse]], one of several characters * [[Rich Uncle Pennybags]], the mascot of the Monopoly game * [[Uncle Remus]], the fictional narrator of a collection of African American folktales * [[Uncle Ruckus]], self-hating African American white supremacist from the comic strip and animated televisions series ''The Boondocks'' * [[Uncle Scrooge]], the main character in the ''Scrooge McDuck'' comic books * Uncle Chan from [[Jackie Chan Adventures]] A '''film''' or '''television show''': * ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', a television show ** ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', a spinoff show ** [[U.N.C.L.E.]], the agency in these shows * ''[[Floyd Vivino|The Uncle Floyd Show]]'' * ''[[The Monkey's Uncle]]'', a 1965 Disney film * ''[[My Uncle Benjamin]]'', a 1969 French film * ''[[My American Uncle]]'', a 1980 French film * ''[[Uncle Buck]]'', a 1989 comedy film * ''[[Uncle Nino]]'', a 2003 family film * [[Uncle Simon (The Twilight Zone)|"Uncle Simon" (''The Twilight Zone'')]], episode A '''piece of music''': * ''[[Kill Uncle]]'', a 1991 album by Morrissey * "Third Uncle" a 1974 song by [[Brian Eno]] * ''[[Uncle Anesthesia]]'' an album by Screaming Trees|the Screaming Trees * ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', a 1969 soundtrack by Frank Zappa * "[[Uncle Fucka]]" a vulgar song from ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' * "[[Uncle Pat]]", a single by Ash A '''food product''': * [[Uncle Ben's]], a brand of packaged food products * [[Uncle Joe's Mint Balls]], a candy * [[Uncle Arthur]], Guinness stout, a reference to the founder, Arthur Guinness {{disambig}} [[br:eontr]] [[da:Onkel]] [[mn:Авга]] [[nl:Oom]] [[no:Onkel]] [[ru:Дядя]]