avuncular
adjective /əˈvʌŋkjələ(r)/
/əˈvʌŋkjələr/
(formal)- behaving in a kind and friendly way towards young people, similar to the way a kind uncle treats his nieces or nephews
Topics Family and relationshipsc2像伯伯(或叔叔)似的;长辈风范的;慈爱的 词源mid 19th cent.: from Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’, diminutive of avus ‘grandfather’.