How can your uncle be younger than you

Search Advanced…. Log in. Trending Search forums. What's new. New posts Latest activity. Thread starter MotionMan Start date Jun 21, Sidebar Sidebar. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. MotionMan Lifer. Jan 11, 17, 12 Do you have an odd age situation in your family, like an uncle or aunt who is younger than you or are you older than your step-mom?

Anything like that? Is it weird or are you use to it? Anything interesting about it? I don't btw, but another thread made me think of this question. Feb 3, 13, 1 0. Is it weird that the only families I have ever come across that have this situation are hispanic? CrackRabbit Lifer.

Mar 30, 16, 58 I am my own Grandpa. Reactions: Kaido. Glitchny Diamond Member. Sep 4, 5, 1 0. Thread needs poll, and no. My aunts and uncles are all much older than I am. Jun 26, 10, 32 What am I called if my nephew has a baby? Is my cousins child my nephew? What am I called if my cousin has a baby? How can I attract my nephew? Previous Article What are the best research search engines? It is even easier with half-aunts and uncles; a man has a family when he is 18 - 36, they grow up, get married and have kids, the man divorces or his wife dies, he marries a something and has a second family.

The sons and daughters in the second family will be half-brothers and half-sisters to his first family, and half-uncles and half-aunts to the children of the first family. They could very well be 0 - 10 years yoinger than their half-nephews and half-nieces. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. NeMo - I tried to explain why, rather than simply say 'no'.

No sarcasm on my part. NeMo - what do you mean by "that's just the internet for you"? Josh61 I am as puzzled as you as to why you are being taken to task here.

Your answer sounds perfectly urbane, and I see nothing sarcastic in it whatever. You could have ' Yuncle and Yaunt" — Autistic. NeMo I see absolutely no sarcasm in Josh61's answer nor any of his edits.

The answer is direct and concise because the StackExchange network of sites are not discussion forums. Show 3 more comments. Some languages distinguish on other features, for example: In Swedish, mother's mother is mormor ; father's mother is farmor. In English, both are grandmother. In English, both are brother. Examples from the net: My mother's baby brother fixed me up for my graduation.

Source Most of my family is in Chicago. Source: Etymonline But contrary to uncle there is the diminutive form auntie or aunty which dates back to I remember that story!