hind end

2 3.2

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

noun
/haɪnd ɛnd/

Informal

: trasero

He slipped and landed squarely on his hind end, causing everyone to laugh.

Examples

Her hind end looked twice the size of the others.

Blog text (18)
His front end is fine, but his hind end is extremely weak, and he has very little control over his back legs.

Blog text (9)
Then he went down on his hind end and could not walk.

Blog text (21)
Now, get your fuzzy hind end moving.

G-Force (2009)
Do not cradle his hind end with a towel to help him walk outside.

Blog text (9)
FDR saved our hind-ends.

Blog text (8)
Griswell grimaced as Penelope Jo tied one end of a rope around his hind end.

Fiction book (1998)
Goosey Lucy's hind end stuck up out of the far side of the pond like a little iceberg as she probed the pond's bottom for new, sweet shoots.

Fiction book (2001)
After sitting for a long time, I felt soreness in my hind end.
The dog wagged its hind end happily when it saw its owner.

Synonyms

ass

vshind end

Offensive

∞ 5.7

The fleshy part of your body that you sit on

is the polite descriptive alternative rather than vulgar speech

butt

vshind end

Informal

∞ 1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the neutral descriptive phrase used in general contexts

seat

vshind end

123 1.4

The part of trousers or a skirt that covers the bottom

is strictly the body area rather than clothing or covering

bottom

vshind end

Informal

118 1.0

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is the more general label used in neutral contexts

tail

vshind end

Slang

81 7.9

The part of the body you sit on

is the straightforward descriptive term rather than casual slang

arse

vshind end

Offensive

77 9.6

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

is the neutral descriptive phrase not marked as vulgar or regional

buttock

vshind end

71 2.1

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

is the everyday expression rather than a single anatomical term

bum

vshind end

55 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is the general descriptive phrase without regional marking

rear

vshind end

Informal

41 2.0

The part of the body you sit on

is the same body area but in a slightly more descriptive way

backside

vshind end

Informal

38 1.3

The part of the body that you sit on

is a simple general term with the same neutral everyday use

rear end

vshind end

Informal

25 2.0

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the standard general term without informal tone

behind

vshind end

Informal

23 2.5

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is the straightforward descriptive term rather than casual speech

fanny

vshind end

Informal

23 7.5

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

is the neutral descriptive phrase, not marked for region

rump

vshind end

Informal

19 2.8

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

is the plain modern description without rustic tone

tush

vshind end

Informal

17 8.2

The soft part of the body that you sit on

is the neutral descriptive term rather than playful slang

stern

vshind end

Archaic

12 6.8

The part of the body you sit on

is the common everyday descriptor rather than dialectal wording

keister

vshind end

Slang

12 9.5

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the general descriptive expression without regional colloquial tone

derriere

vshind end

11 8.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is the everyday plain expression rather than formal borrowing

posterior

vshind end

Specialized

7 4.9

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is the everyday, less technical term for the same area

buns

vshind end

Slang

3 8.8

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

is the same descriptive idea in neutral language rather than slang

tooshie

vshind end

Baby Talk

1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is the straight descriptive expression without playful tone

prat

vshind end

Slang

1 9.1

The soft part of the body you sit on

is a neutral descriptive phrase rather than blunt slang

buttocks

vshind end

1.6

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

is the plain everyday phrase for that same body area

fundament

vshind end

Archaic

9.6

The part of the body you sit on

is the everyday plain term rather than literary language

nates

vshind end

Specialized

9.9

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

is the plain nontechnical term used in everyday speech

hindquarters

vshind end

Specialized

6.6

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

focuses narrowly on the fleshy seat area rather than larger rear parts

Surface Forms

hind end singular

hind ends plural

Morphology

hind + end

The meaning is directly compositional: 'hind' (rear) + 'end' (extremity) yields 'rear extremity', which corresponds to 'buttocks' or 'rear end'. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The compound hind end comes from the words hind and end, which name the back part of an animal. People pictured that back part as the place you sit, so hind end came to mean 'buttocks' or 'the fleshy part you sit on'.