tēvocis

Etymology
From, with an extra element -oc ([ùots], maybe from *ōk); cf. 🇨🇬, . First attested in Kurzeme in the 18th century, this word has since then spread to other areas and entered the standard language.

Noun

 * 1) uncle father's or mother's brother
 * 2) uncle a grown man, in relation to a child, even if not the child's real uncle
 * 1) uncle a grown man, in relation to a child, even if not the child's real uncle
 * 1) uncle a grown man, in relation to a child, even if not the child's real uncle