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15 Mar 2018
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Who is my aunt's husband? Uncle-in-law, uncle or my aunt's husband?
Who is my aunt's husband? Uncle-in-law, uncle or my aunt's husband?
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In most English-speaking countries, your Aunt’s husband is called your Uncle.
You cannot differentiate your Uncle’s by marriage (i.e. your Aunt’s husband) from your Uncle’s by blood (i.e. your parents brother(s)). We use the same word for both.
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NOTE: In some families, we will also ask our children to refer to close family friends as “Uncle” too.
For example, if my best friend is called David, I may ask my children to address him as “Uncle David” even though he is no relation at all. This is not a common practice in every family though. I feel like it’s a little old-fashioned, but still happens in some families.
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@Matthew_Hillview thanks a lot! It did help)
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