The difference between Boy and Uncle
When used as interjections, boy means exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing, whereas uncle means a cry used to indicate surrender.
When used as nouns, boy means a male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults, whereas uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one's parent.
When used as verbs, boy means to use the word boy to refer to someone, whereas uncle means to address somebody by the term uncle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Boy and Uncle
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Boy as a noun:
A young male, particularly A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
Examples:
"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
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Boy as a noun (diminutive):
A male child: a son of any age.
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Boy as a noun (affectionate, diminutive):
A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
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Boy as a noun (obsolete):
A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
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Boy as a noun (now, rare, and, usually, offensive, _, outside some Commonwealth nations):
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly: A younger such worker. A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address. A male camp follower.
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Boy as a noun (now, offensive):
Any non-white male, regardless of age.
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Boy as a noun:
A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
Examples:
"C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?"
"Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?"
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Boy as a noun (historical, military):
A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
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Boy as a noun (US, slang):
Heroin.
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Boy as a verb:
to use the word boy to refer to someone
Examples:
"Don't boy me!"
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Boy as a verb (transitive):
to act as a boy
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Uncle as a noun:
The brother or brother-in-law of one's parent.
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Uncle as a noun (euphemistic):
A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother.
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Uncle as a noun (figuratively):
A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
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Uncle as a noun (British, informal, dated):
A pawnbroker.
Examples:
"rfquotek Thackeray"
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Uncle as a noun (especially in the, _, Southern US, parts of, _, UK, and, Asia):
a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
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Uncle as a noun (Southern US, slang, archaic):
An older male African-American person.
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Uncle as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To address somebody by the term uncle.
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Uncle as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):
To act like, or as, an uncle.