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Uncle vs Grandfather - What's the difference?

uncle | grandfather |

As nouns the difference between uncle and grandfather

is that uncle is a brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent while grandfather is a father of someone’s parent.

As an interjection uncle

is a cry used to indicate surrender.

As a verb grandfather is

to retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.

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

    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 ----

    grandfather

    English

    Etymology 1

    (wikipedia grandfather)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A father of someone’s parent.
  • (by extension) A male forefather.
  • Synonyms
    * granddad, grandad, grandaddy * grandsire * grandpa, granpa, grandpappy, granpappy, gramps * eldfather/elderfather * pops
    Antonyms
    * (with regard to gender) grandmother * (with regard to ancestry) grandson, granddaughter, grandchild
    Hyponyms
    * paternal grandfather * maternal grandfather
    Hypernyms
    * grandparent
    Derived terms
    * grandfather clock * grandfather clause * great grandfather, great-grandfather

    Etymology 2

    From (m). See etymology 1 and (m).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.
  • Derived terms
    * (l) 1000 English basic words