#uncle-y

[lexicon-decepticon]

Avuncular (adj.)

In my psychology class, my professor mentioned how the conductors of a certain study had selected a particular man for a role in the study because he was avuncular. Expecting us to be unfamiliar with the word, my professor followed up by defining the word: “relating to or like an uncle.” I think it’s pretty cool that you can almost see “uncle” in the word, and can definitely hear "uncle” when it’s said aloud.