Exact Match:
- avuncular
- like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; "showed avuncular concern"
- being or relating to an uncle
Synonyms:
- no synonyms found
Related Words:
- patrilineal
collapse - based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society" related words >
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- avuncular,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- german,
- germane,
- kindred,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- patrilateral,
- patroclinous,
- related,
- sib,
- sibling,
- uterine
- uterine
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- of or involving the uterus; "uterine cancer" related words >
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- avuncular,
- cervical,
- clitoral,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- genital,
- german,
- germane,
- kindred,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- ovarian,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- penial,
- penile,
- phallic,
- related,
- scrotal,
- seminal,
- sib,
- sibling,
- spermatic,
- testicular,
- vaginal,
- vulval,
- vulvar
- a propos,
- ad rem,
- admissible,
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- appertaining,
- applicable,
- applying,
- apposite,
- appropriate,
- apropos,
- avuncular,
- belonging,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- german,
- in point,
- involving,
- kindred,
- material,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- pertaining,
- pertinent,
- related,
- relevant,
- sib,
- sibling,
- to the point,
- to the purpose,
- uterine
- agnate
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- one related on the father's side
- related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" related words >
- affiliated,
- affinal,
- affinitive,
- akin,
- alike,
- allied,
- analogous,
- avuncular,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- comparable,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- congenial,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conspecific,
- correlative,
- corresponding,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- genetically related,
- german,
- germane,
- incident,
- kindred,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of common source,
- of the blood,
- parallel,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- related,
- related by blood,
- sib,
- sibling,
- similar,
- undifferentiated,
- uniform,
- uterine
- related
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- connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
- being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" related words >
- affiliate,
- affiliated,
- affinal,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- associate,
- associated,
- avuncular,
- bound,
- bracketed,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- common,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- conjugate,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- coordinated,
- correlated,
- coupled,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- genetically related,
- german,
- germane,
- implicated,
- interconnected,
- interdependent,
- interlinked,
- interlocked,
- interrelated,
- involved,
- joined,
- joint,
- kin,
- kindred,
- knotted,
- linked,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- mutual,
- novercal,
- of common source,
- of that ilk,
- of that kind,
- of the blood,
- parallel,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- reciprocal,
- related by blood,
- sib,
- sibling,
- spliced,
- tied,
- tied up,
- twinned,
- uterine,
- wed,
- wedded,
- yoked
- affiliated
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- being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" related words >
- affiliate,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- associate,
- associated,
- attached,
- avuncular,
- bound,
- bracketed,
- cabalistic,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- combined,
- confederate,
- confederated,
- congeneric,
- conjugate,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conspiratorial,
- corporate,
- correlated,
- coupled,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- enleagued,
- federate,
- federated,
- foster,
- german,
- germane,
- implicated,
- in cahoots,
- in league,
- in partnership,
- in with,
- incident,
- interlinked,
- interlocked,
- interrelated,
- involved,
- joined,
- kindred,
- knotted,
- leagued,
- linked,
- married,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of that ilk,
- of that kind,
- of the blood,
- paired,
- parallel,
- partners with,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- related,
- sib,
- sibling,
- spliced,
- teamed,
- tied,
- twinned,
- united,
- uterine,
- wed,
- wedded,
- yoked
- accordant,
- according,
- affiliated,
- affinal,
- affinitive,
- agnate,
- agreeable,
- agreeing,
- alike,
- allied,
- amicable,
- analogous,
- at one,
- attuned,
- avuncular,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- comparable,
- compatible,
- concordant,
- conforming,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- congenial,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- consonant,
- conspecific,
- correlative,
- corresponding,
- distantly related,
- empathetic,
- empathic,
- en rapport,
- enate,
- foster,
- frictionless,
- genetically related,
- german,
- germane,
- harmonious,
- harmonizing,
- in accord,
- in concert,
- in rapport,
- in tune,
- incident,
- inharmony,
- kindred,
- like,
- like-minded,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of common source,
- of one mind,
- of the blood,
- parallel,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- peaceful,
- related,
- related by blood,
- sib,
- sibling,
- similar,
- sympathetic,
- together,
- understanding,
- undifferentiated,
- uniform,
- united,
- uterine
- sibling
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- a person's brother or sister related words >
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- ancestry,
- avuncular,
- blood,
- blood relation,
- blood relative,
- clansman,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- collateral relative,
- congeneric,
- connections,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distaff side,
- distant relation,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- family,
- flesh,
- flesh and blood,
- folks,
- foster,
- german,
- germane,
- kin,
- kindred,
- kinfolk,
- kinnery,
- kinsfolk,
- kinsman,
- kinsmen,
- kinswoman,
- kith and kin,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- near relation,
- next of kin,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- people,
- posterity,
- related,
- relations,
- relatives,
- sib,
- spear kin,
- spear side,
- spindle kin,
- spindle side,
- sword side,
- tribesman,
- uterine,
- uterine kin
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- ancestry,
- avuncular,
- blood,
- blood relation,
- blood relative,
- clansman,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- collateral relative,
- congeneric,
- connections,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distaff side,
- distant relation,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- family,
- flesh,
- flesh and blood,
- folks,
- foster,
- friendly,
- german,
- germane,
- kin,
- kindred,
- kinfolk,
- kinnery,
- kinsfolk,
- kinsman,
- kinsmen,
- kinswoman,
- kith and kin,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- near relation,
- next of kin,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- people,
- posterity,
- receptive,
- related,
- relations,
- relatives,
- sibling,
- spear kin,
- spear side,
- spindle kin,
- spindle side,
- sword side,
- tribesman,
- uterine,
- uterine kin,
- well-disposed
- allied
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- joined by treaty or agreement
- related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"
- united in a confederacy or league
- of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"
- of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies" related words >
- affiliate,
- affiliated,
- affinitive,
- agnate,
- akin,
- assembled,
- associate,
- associated,
- avuncular,
- banded together,
- bound,
- bracketed,
- cabalistic,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- collected,
- confederate,
- confederated,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- congenial,
- conjoined,
- conjugate,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conspecific,
- conspiratorial,
- copulate,
- corporate,
- correlated,
- correlative,
- coupled,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- enleagued,
- federate,
- federated,
- foster,
- gathered,
- german,
- germane,
- hand-in-glove,
- hand-in-hand,
- implicated,
- in cahoots,
- in league,
- in partnership,
- in with,
- incident,
- incorporated,
- integrated,
- interlinked,
- interlocked,
- interrelated,
- intimate,
- involved,
- joined,
- kindred,
- knotted,
- leagued,
- linked,
- married,
- matched,
- mated,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- merged,
- novercal,
- of that ilk,
- of that kind,
- of the blood,
- paired,
- parallel,
- partners with,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- related,
- sib,
- sibling,
- similar,
- spliced,
- teamed,
- tied,
- twinned,
- undivided,
- united,
- unseparated,
- uterine,
- wed,
- wedded,
- yoked
- kindred
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- related by blood or marriage; "kindred clans" related words >
- affiliated,
- affiliation,
- affinal,
- agnate,
- agnation,
- akin,
- alliance,
- allied,
- analogous,
- ancestry,
- associated,
- avuncular,
- blood,
- blood relation,
- blood relationship,
- blood relative,
- brotherhood,
- brothership,
- clan,
- clansman,
- close,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- cognation,
- collateral,
- collateral relative,
- common,
- common ancestry,
- common descent,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connection,
- connections,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- consanguinity,
- cousinhood,
- cousinship,
- distaff side,
- distant relation,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- enation,
- family,
- fatherhood,
- filiation,
- flesh,
- flesh and blood,
- folk,
- folks,
- foster,
- fraternity,
- genetically related,
- german,
- germane,
- house,
- incident,
- kin,
- kinfolk,
- kinnery,
- kinsfolk,
- kinship,
- kinsman,
- kinsmen,
- kinswoman,
- kith and kin,
- like,
- lineage,
- matching,
- maternity,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineage,
- matrilineal,
- matriliny,
- matrisib,
- matroclinous,
- matrocliny,
- motherhood,
- near relation,
- next of kin,
- novercal,
- of common source,
- of the blood,
- parallel,
- paternity,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineage,
- patrilineal,
- patriliny,
- patrisib,
- patroclinous,
- patrocliny,
- people,
- posterity,
- propinquity,
- race,
- related,
- related by blood,
- relation,
- relations,
- relationship,
- relatives,
- sib,
- sibling,
- sibship,
- similar,
- sisterhood,
- sistership,
- spear kin,
- spear side,
- spindle kin,
- spindle side,
- stock,
- sword side,
- ties of blood,
- tribe,
- tribesman,
- united,
- uterine,
- uterine kin
- cognate
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- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
- having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages" related words >
- affiliated,
- affinal,
- affinitive,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- ally,
- alter ego,
- analogon,
- analogue,
- ancestry,
- associate,
- avuncular,
- blood,
- blood relation,
- blood relative,
- brother,
- clansman,
- close copy,
- close match,
- closely related,
- collateral,
- collateral relative,
- common,
- companion,
- complement,
- congenator,
- congener,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- congenial,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- connections,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conspecific,
- coordinate,
- correlate,
- correlative,
- correspondent,
- counterpart,
- derivation,
- derivative,
- distaff side,
- distant relation,
- distantly related,
- doublet,
- enate,
- eponym,
- equivalent,
- etymon,
- family,
- fellow,
- flesh,
- flesh and blood,
- folks,
- foster,
- general,
- generic,
- genetically related,
- german,
- germane,
- image,
- incident,
- kin,
- kindred,
- kindred spirit,
- kinfolk,
- kinnery,
- kinsfolk,
- kinsman,
- kinsmen,
- kinswoman,
- kith and kin,
- like,
- likeness,
- mate,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- near duplicate,
- near relation,
- next of kin,
- novercal,
- obverse,
- of common source,
- of the blood,
- parallel,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- pendant,
- people,
- picture,
- posterity,
- primitive,
- reciprocal,
- related,
- related by blood,
- relations,
- relatives,
- root,
- second self,
- sib,
- sibling,
- similitude,
- simulacrum,
- sister,
- soul mate,
- spear kin,
- spear side,
- spindle kin,
- spindle side,
- such,
- suchlike,
- sword side,
- tally,
- the like of,
- the likes of,
- tribesman,
- twin,
- universal,
- uterine,
- uterine kin
- foster
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- United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
- providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
- help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
- bring up under fosterage; of children
- promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" related words >
- abet,
- accommodate,
- acculturate,
- actuate,
- advance,
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- aid,
- aid and abet,
- akin,
- aliment,
- allied,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- animate,
- apprentice,
- ask for,
- assist,
- attend to,
- avuncular,
- baby-sit,
- back,
- bear,
- better,
- boost,
- bosom,
- break,
- break in,
- breast-feed,
- breed,
- bring forward,
- bring up,
- care for,
- champion,
- chaperon,
- cherish,
- civilize,
- cling to,
- clip,
- closely related,
- coddle,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- compel,
- condition,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conserve,
- contribute to,
- cosset,
- countenance,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- develop,
- discipline,
- distantly related,
- drill,
- dry-nurse,
- edify,
- educate,
- elevate,
- embosom,
- embrace,
- emend,
- enate,
- encourage,
- energize,
- enhance,
- enlighten,
- enrich,
- entertain,
- exercise,
- fatten,
- fatten up,
- favor,
- feed,
- fetch up,
- fit,
- fondle,
- force,
- force-feed,
- form,
- forward,
- further,
- galvanize,
- german,
- germane,
- give encouragement,
- go straight,
- groom,
- harbor,
- hasten,
- have,
- have and hold,
- help,
- hold,
- hold on to,
- house,
- house-train,
- housebreak,
- hug,
- impel,
- improve,
- improve upon,
- invite,
- keep,
- keep in countenance,
- keep watch over,
- kindred,
- lactate,
- lard,
- lavish care on,
- lick into shape,
- lift,
- lodge,
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- maintain,
- make an improvement,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- matronize,
- meliorate,
- mend,
- mind,
- minister to,
- mother,
- motivate,
- move,
- move to action,
- nourish,
- novercal,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- nutrify,
- oblige,
- of the blood,
- pamper,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- patronize,
- practice,
- prepare,
- preserve,
- promote,
- propel,
- protege,
- provide for,
- put in tune,
- put to school,
- raise,
- ready,
- rear,
- refine upon,
- reform,
- rehearse,
- related,
- ride herd on,
- see after,
- see to,
- send to school,
- serve,
- set in motion,
- shelter,
- shepherd,
- sib,
- sibling,
- socialize,
- spark,
- spoon-feed,
- stimulate,
- straighten out,
- stuff,
- succor,
- suckle,
- support,
- sustain,
- take care of,
- take charge of,
- take in hand,
- tend,
- train,
- transfigure,
- transform,
- treasure,
- treasure up,
- upgrade,
- uphold,
- uplift,
- uterine,
- watch,
- watch out for,
- watch over,
- wet-nurse
- collateral
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- a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
- situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains"
- accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a bombing run"
- serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" related words >
- accessory,
- accident,
- accidental,
- accompanying,
- addendum,
- addition,
- additional,
- adjunct,
- adscititious,
- adventitious,
- affiliate,
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- agreeing,
- akin,
- aligned,
- allied,
- an,
- analogous,
- ancestry,
- ancillary,
- another,
- appendage,
- appurtenance,
- appurtenant,
- ascititious,
- associate,
- associated,
- attendant,
- attending,
- auxiliary,
- avuncular,
- blood,
- blood relation,
- blood relative,
- bound,
- bracketed,
- casual,
- caution,
- caution money,
- circumstantial,
- clansman,
- closely related,
- coetaneous,
- coeternal,
- coeval,
- coexistent,
- coexisting,
- coextending,
- coextensive,
- cognate,
- coincident,
- coinstantaneous,
- collateral relative,
- collateral security,
- combined,
- coming,
- concomitant,
- concurrent,
- congeneric,
- conjoint,
- conjugate,
- connected,
- connections,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- contemporaneous,
- contemporary,
- conterminous,
- contingency,
- contingent,
- contributory,
- correlated,
- correlative,
- coterminous,
- coupled,
- debris,
- deposit,
- distaff side,
- distant relation,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- equal,
- equidistant,
- equispaced,
- even,
- eventual,
- extra,
- family,
- farther,
- fellow,
- final,
- flesh,
- flesh and blood,
- folks,
- forfeit,
- fortuitous,
- foster,
- fresh,
- further,
- garbage,
- german,
- germane,
- happenstance,
- implicated,
- incidental,
- indirect,
- inessential,
- interlinked,
- interlocked,
- interrelated,
- involved,
- isochronal,
- isochronous,
- joined,
- joint,
- junk,
- kelter,
- kin,
- kindred,
- kinfolk,
- kinnery,
- kinsfolk,
- kinsman,
- kinsmen,
- kinswoman,
- kith and kin,
- knotted,
- last,
- lined up,
- linked,
- litter,
- margin,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- mere chance,
- more,
- mutual,
- near relation,
- new,
- next of kin,
- nonconvergent,
- nondivergent,
- nonessential,
- not-self,
- novercal,
- of that ilk,
- of that kind,
- of the blood,
- offal,
- other,
- paired,
- parallel,
- parallelepipedal,
- parallelinervate,
- paralleling,
- parallelodrome,
- parallelogrammatic,
- parallelogrammic,
- parallelotropic,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- people,
- plus,
- posterity,
- related,
- relations,
- relatives,
- riffraff,
- rubbish,
- secondary,
- sib,
- sibling,
- simultaneous,
- spare,
- spear kin,
- spear side,
- spindle kin,
- spindle side,
- spliced,
- stake,
- subsidiary,
- superadded,
- superaddition,
- superfluous,
- supernumerary,
- supervenient,
- supplement,
- supplemental,
- supplementary,
- surplus,
- sword side,
- tied,
- tribesman,
- twin,
- twinned,
- ulterior,
- ultimate,
- unessential,
- unison,
- unisonous,
- uterine,
- uterine kin,
- wed,
- wedded,
- yoked
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