AVUNCULATE


Meaning of AVUNCULATE in English

/euh vung"kyeuh lit, -layt'/ , n. Anthropol.

a close social relationship between a maternal uncle and his nephew.

[ 1915-20; avuncul ( us ) uncle (see AVUNCULAR) + -ATE 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .