avuncular

Definition of Avuncular in English :

1. avuncular

resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence

2. avuncular

being or relating to an uncle

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Avuncular

adjective

1.

of or concerned with an uncle

2.

resembling an uncle; friendly; helpful

adjective

1.

of an uncle

2.

having traits considered typical of uncles; jolly, indulgent, stodgy, etc.

adj.

1. Of or having to do with an uncle.

2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance.