Stepfather vs Uncle - What's the difference?
stepfather | uncle |
The husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father, especially following the divorce or death of the father.
A brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent.
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*: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
As nouns the difference between stepfather and uncle
is that stepfather is the husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father, especially following the divorce or death of the father while uncle is a brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent.As an interjection uncle is
a cry used to indicate surrender.stepfather
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Alternative forms
* step-fatherNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* stepdad * stepparent * co-fatheruncle
English
(wikipedia uncle)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (sense) (l), (l)Antonyms
* (with regard to gender) aunt * (with regard to ancestry) niece, nephew * (African-American) boy * (India) auntyHyponyms
* paternal uncle * maternal uncle * (uncle gained by marriage) uncle-in-lawDerived 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 TomReferences
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=uncle&searchmode=none] * "uncle" in Merriam-Webster 1000 English basic words ----
