uncle

Summary

uncle is a kinship^[1]. uncle draws 827 Wikipedia views per month (kinship category, ranking #12 of 57).^[2]

Key Facts

• uncle's instance of is recorded as kinship^[3].
• uncle is a type of uncle or aunt^[4].
• uncle is a type of uncle^[5].
• uncle's Commons category is recorded as Uncles^[6].
• uncle is the opposite of aunt^[7].
• uncle is the opposite of nephew^[8].
• uncle is the opposite of niece^[9].
• uncle's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[10].
• uncle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• uncle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• uncle's has characteristic is recorded as male^[13].
• uncle's different from is recorded as parent's brother^[14].
• uncle's kinship equivalent in SPARQL at Wikidata is recorded as ?person (wdt:P22|wdt:P25) ?parent . { ?parent wdt:P3373 ?relative } UNION { ?parent wdt:P3373/wdt:P26 ?relative } . ?relative wdt:P21 wd:Q6581097^[15].

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Definition and Type

uncle's instance of is recorded as kinship^[3]. Recorded subclass of include uncle or aunt^[4] and uncle^[5]. Recorded opposite of include aunt^[7], nephew^[8], and niece^[9].

Why It Matters

uncle draws 827 Wikipedia views per month (kinship category, ranking #12 of 57).^[2] uncle has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] uncle is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]