Uncle vs. Grandfather

Unclenoun

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

Unclenoun

(euphemistic) A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.

Unclenoun

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

Unclenoun

A pawnbroker.

Unclenoun

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

Unclenoun

An older male African-American person.

Uncleinterjection

A cry used to indicate surrender.

Uncleverb

To address somebody by the term uncle.

Uncleverb

To act like, or as, an uncle.

Unclenoun

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.

Unclenoun

A pawnbroker.

Unclenoun

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

Unclenoun

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

Unclenoun

a source of help and advice and encouragement;

Uncle

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.

Grandfathernoun

A father of someone’s parent.

Grandfathernoun

(by extension) A male forefather.

Grandfatherverb

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

Grandfatherverb

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

Grandfathernoun

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

Grandfathernoun

the father of your father or mother

Grandfathernoun

the father of one's father or mother.

Grandfathernoun

the person who founded or originated something

Grandfatherverb

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