How to say “uncle” in Swedish
farbror
en farbror means “a paternal uncle”, “a term of address for an older man”, “a slightly humorous or childish term, title or nickname for a man or older man in general”. The definite form is farbrodern, the plural farbröder.
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- en morbrornounmaternal uncle
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