The difference between Niece and Uncle

When used as nouns, niece means a daughter of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, 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 Niece and Uncle

  1. Niece as a noun:

    A daughter of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

    Examples:

    "My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday."

  1. Uncle as a noun:

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

  2. Uncle as a noun (euphemistic):

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

  3. Uncle as a noun (figuratively):

    A source of advice, encouragement, or help.

  4. Uncle as a noun (British, informal, dated):

    A pawnbroker.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Thackeray"

  5. 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.

  6. Uncle as a noun (Southern US, slang, archaic):

    An older male African-American person.

  1. Uncle as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To address somebody by the term uncle.

  2. Uncle as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

    To act like, or as, an uncle.