The word today is Avuncular
Avuncular is an adjective and from my research means the following:
- Characteristics of or pertaining to an uncle (of a child)
- To be an uncle who is kind, genial, caring or supportive of his kin
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| A loving uncle |
If described as avuncular you are friendly, helpful and tolerant
Technically speaking avuncular characteristics apply to uncles
Woman or aunties are not correctly described as avuncular
Avuncular comes from Latin avunculus meaning maternal uncle
Being unfriendly, dismissive, uncaring or unhelpful is never avuncular
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