English Explanatory Dictionary

hind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
  2. Backward; to the rear.
noun
  1. A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old.
  2. A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus.
noun
  1. A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
name
  1. Synonym of Hindustan.
name
  1. A female given name from Arabic.

Pronunciation

/haɪnd/ en-us-hind.ogg

Word forms

hind hinder hindmost hinds Hynd

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hinder Old English hindan Middle English hinde English hind From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (“at the rear, from behind”), Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-ta- (“down, below, with, far, along, against”), from *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hindana, “from beyond”), Old Norse hindr (“obstacle”), Old Norse handan (“from that side, beyond”), Old High German hintana (“behind”), German hinter (“behind, beyond”), Old English hinder (“behind, back, in the farthest part, down”), Latin contra (“in return, against”). More at hinder, contrary.

Synonyms

doe Hindustan

Derived words

afterhind ahind ahint behind heinie hindbrain hindcast hind claw hindcloth hindcrown hindfin hindflipper hindfoot hindgut hindhead hind leg hind limb hindlock hindlook hindmilk hindneck hindpocket hindquarter hind quarters hindside hindsight hind teat hindthought hind tit hindward hindwards hindwater hindwing hind wing oxhind suck hind tit hindberry red hind
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