rear end

25 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

noun
/rɪr ɛnd/

Informal

: trasero

I'll take pictures of my rear end
kick in the rear end
kiss my rear end
big rear end

Examples

I can gently help him put his rear end on the floor.
Then Hoot bumped me with his rear end and said, "Scootch over."

Fiction book (1994)
Now it's on my rear end

Winnie the Pooh (2011)
My mother used to take soap and use it on our rear ends.

Academic text (2009)
My rear end hurts where Jimmy dropped me.

A League of Their Own (1992)
I've been hearing a noise come from my rear end for some time now.

Blog text (32)
When you gonna invent one of these things so a guy's rear end isn't always hanging out?

Mask (1985)
That's about all we could afford," his father said, slapping his mother on the rear end.

Fiction book (1999)
Once, a car gently bumped her in the rear end to induce her to move.

Fiction book (2001)
After sitting for hours, my rear end started to feel uncomfortable.

Synonyms

ass

vsrear end

Offensive

∞ 5.7

The fleshy part of your body that you sit on

is a neutral conversational way to refer to that same body part

butt

vsrear end

Informal

∞ 1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is a slightly more formal everyday phrase rather than blunt slang

bottom

vsrear end

Informal

118 1.0

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is slightly more descriptive and may sound less childlike than this plain term

cheek

vsrear end

95 1.0

One of the two soft rounded parts of the bottom

is a general term for the whole sitting area rather than a single rounded part

tail

vsrear end

Slang

81 7.9

The part of the body you sit on

is a more neutral conversational alternative rather than this casual term

arse

vsrear end

Offensive

77 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is a neutral phrase without vulgar or anatomical extensions

buttock

vsrear end

71 2.1

One of the two round soft parts at the back of the hips

is a general term for the sitting area rather than a single anatomical part

bum

vsrear end

55 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is a more widely neutral phrase used outside that regional informal style

rear

vsrear end

Informal

41 2.0

The part of the body you sit on

is a more conversational, two-word expression rather than a single short label

backside

vsrear end

Informal

38 1.3

The part of the body that you sit on

is a slightly more informal or conversational way to refer to that same part

behind

vsrear end

Informal

23 2.5

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is a more neutral or slightly more formal expression than this very informal term

fanny

vsrear end

Informal

23 7.5

An informal American word for the soft part of your body that you sit on

is a neutral two-word expression rather than this regional informal label

rump

vsrear end

Informal

19 2.8

The soft part at the back of your hips that you sit on

is more neutral and commonly used in everyday speech than this older term

tush

vsrear end

Informal

17 8.2

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is a more standard two-word conversational phrase rather than playful slang

stern

vsrear end

Archaic

12 6.8

The part of the body you sit on

is a more familiar two-word phrase used in casual speech

keister

vsrear end

Slang

12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is a more neutral phrase used in wider, less regional speech

derriere

vsrear end

11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is a plain English alternative used more often in casual contexts

haunch

vsrear end

8 7.4

The hip, buttock, and upper thigh area of the body

refers only to the fleshy sitting area, not the broader upper leg region

posterior

vsrear end

Specialized

7 4.9

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the everyday conversational expression rather than a formal anatomical term

buns

vsrear end

Slang

3 8.8

A slang word for the part of the body you sit on

is a more neutral expression suitable for general conversation

hind end

vsrear end

Informal

2 3.2

The part at the back of the body that you sit on

is the everyday equivalent but in a slightly different word order

tooshie

vsrear end

Baby Talk

1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is the ordinary adult term rather than a playful or childish word

prat

vsrear end

Slang

1 9.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is a neutral descriptive phrase rather than an insulting informal term

buttocks

vsrear end

1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is a general conversational term for the same sitting area rather than anatomical

nates

vsrear end

Specialized

9.9

The two soft parts at the back of your hips that you sit on

is used in ordinary speech rather than scientific or medical language

hindquarters

vsrear end

Specialized

6.6

The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs

focuses narrowly on the fleshy sitting part rather than a larger rear region

fundament

vsrear end

Archaic

9.6

The part of the body you sit on

is the common conversational phrase rather than a literary or formal word

Antonyms

front

∞ 1.0

Located at or forming the forward side of something

belly

374 1.0

Part of the body between the chest and hips, or the underside of an animal

How Formal

buttocks

1.6

bottom

Informal

118 1.0

rear end

Informal

25 2.0

butt

Informal

∞ 1.6

arse

Offensive

77 9.6

Surface Forms

rear end singular

rear ends plural

Morphology

rear + end

The meaning 'the buttocks' is directly derived from combining 'rear' (the back/hind part) with 'end' (an extremity), so the overall sense is compositional and predictable. This compounding pattern (e.g. 'back end', 'front end') is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will likely understand it.

Etymology

The noun rear end comes from a simple picture: rear means the back and end means the back part of the body you sit on. People often fall or sit on their rear end, so the phrase came to mean 'the buttocks'.