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What is the difference between nephew and uncle?

nephew | uncle | Antonyms |

Uncle is a antonym of nephew.



As nouns the difference between nephew and uncle

is that nephew is a son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew) while uncle is a brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent.

As an interjection uncle is

a cry used to indicate surrender.

nephew

English

Noun

(wikipedia nephew) (en noun)
  • A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to gender) niece * (with regards to ancestry) uncle, aunt

    Hypernyms

    * nibling

    Derived terms

    * great-nephew * half nephew

    uncle

    English

    (wikipedia uncle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent.
  • :
  • *
  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
  • (lb) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.
  • (lb) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
  • A pawnbroker.
  • :(Thackeray)
  • A close male friend of the parents of a family.
  • an older male African-American person

    • Synonyms

    * (sense) (l), (l)

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) aunt * (with regard to ancestry) niece, nephew * (African-American) boy * (India) aunty

    Hyponyms

    * paternal uncle * maternal uncle * (uncle gained by marriage) uncle-in-law

    Derived terms

    * agony uncle * Bob's your uncle * cry uncle * Dutch uncle * grand-uncle * great-uncle, great uncle * holler uncle * I'll be a monkey's uncle * nuncle * say uncle * Uncle Sam * Uncle Scrooge * Uncle Tom

    Related terms

    * avuncular

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • A cry used to indicate surrender.

    • References

    * [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=uncle&searchmode=none] * " uncle" in Merriam-Webster 1000 English basic words ----