The difference between Maternal uncle and Uncle
When used as nouns, maternal uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one's mother, whereas uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one's parent.
Uncle is also interjection with the meaning: a cry used to indicate surrender.
Uncle is also verb with the meaning: to address somebody by the term uncle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Maternal uncle and Uncle
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Maternal uncle as a noun:
The brother or brother-in-law of one's mother.
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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.
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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.