Uncle vs. Grandfather — What's the Difference?

An uncle is a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives.

The father of one's father or mother.

The brother of one's mother or father.

Exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation

The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father.

The father of one's mother or father.

Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.

A forefather; an ancestor.

A kindly counselor.

To exempt (someone or something) from a new regulation that prohibits or restricts something

(Slang) A pawnbroker.

A father of someone's parent.

Uncle Uncle Sam.

(by extension) A male forefather.

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.

The male cousin of one’s parent.

(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.

(affectionate) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.

To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).

(euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.

A father's or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent.

(figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

The father of your father or mother

A pawnbroker.

An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

An older African-American male.

Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.

A cry used to indicate surrender.

To address somebody by the term uncle.

To act like, or as, an uncle.

The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; - the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.

A pawnbroker.

An eldery man; - used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, "Uncle Remus."

The brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

A source of help and advice and encouragement;