avuncular
adjective/əˈvʌŋkjələ(r)/
/əˈvʌŋkjələr/
(formal)- behaving in a kind and friendly way towards young people, similar to the way a kind uncle treats his nieces or nephews Topics Family and relationshipsc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’, diminutive of avus ‘grandfather’.
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