nuncle

== English == === Etymology === From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt. For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin. For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nuncle (plural nuncles) (archaic or dialectal) Uncle. (linguistics, anthropology, in the study of kinship terminology) Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender). ==== Derived terms ==== nunky === Verb === nuncle (third-person singular simple present nuncles, present participle nuncling, simple past and past participle nuncled) (England, regional) To cheat, deceive. === Anagrams === cunnel