noun
- Uncle; a dialectal or informal contraction of 'mine uncle.'
Usage: archaic; dialectal; chiefly literary or historical
Examples
- In Shakespeare's King Lear, the Fool addresses the king as 'nuncle' in a familiar, colloquial manner.
- The old dialect preserved the form 'nuncle' where modern English would simply say 'uncle.'
- He called his uncle 'nuncle' in the rustic speech of his village.
- The character's use of 'nuncle' marked him as speaking in an older or regional style.