Definitions

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  • noun rare The brother of one's stepfather or stepmother.
  • noun rare The stepbrother of one's father or mother.

Etymologies

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step- +‎ uncle

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Examples

  • Dodi asked his stepuncle, Saudi diplomat Hassan Yassin, to go with them, but Yassin, who was staying at the Ritz, declined.

    Five Fatal Decisions 2007

  • That is, it was provided at no cost to the Maxons by the parents of the groom, Regina and Milo Minderbinder, to express their love for their new daughter-in-law, their undying friendship for her stepuncle and stepaunt, Christopher and Olivia Maxon, and their deep gratitude to every single person present who had taken the trouble to come.

    Closing Time Joseph Heller 1994

  • Thus Leyel's half sister became Deet's stepmother, which made Leyel his wife's stepuncle -- and his own stepuncle -- in-law.

    Flux Tales of Human Futures Card, Orson Scott 1990

  • Corinne must have been so proud to show off her handsome stepuncle to her girlfriends.

    Garden of Shadows V.C. Andrews 1989

  • Corinne must have been so proud to show off her handsome stepuncle to her girlfriends.

    Garden of Shadows V.C. Andrews 1989

  • Corinne must have been so proud to show off her handsome stepuncle to her girlfriends.

    Garden of Shadows V.C. Andrews 1989

  • Corinne must have been so proud to show off her handsome stepuncle to her girlfriends.

    Garden of Shadows V.C. Andrews 1989

  • The Free Traders can state a relationship such as "my maternal foster half-stepuncle by marriage, once removed and now deceased" in one word, one which means that relationship and no other.

    Citizen Of The Galaxy Heinlein, Robert A. 1957

  • Bill interpreted, explaining, “Laura and I split up, then Laura married my father and I married her twin, making me Aaron’s father and stepuncle, and making Laura both Aaron’s mother and also his stepgrandmother, as well as my stepmother!”

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

  • Bill interpreted, explaining, “Laura and I split up, then Laura married my father and I married her twin, making me Aaron’s father and stepuncle, and making Laura both Aaron’s mother and also his stepgrandmother, as well as my stepmother!”

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

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