nates

[ ney-teez ]
/ ˈneɪ tiz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

buttocks; rump.

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Origin of nates

1675–85; < Latin natēs, plural of natis; generally used in the plural; akin to Greek nôton the back

Words nearby nates

natatory, natch, natchez, natchez trace, natchitoches, nates, natfhe, nathalie, nathan, nathanael, nathaniel
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British Dictionary definitions for nates

nates
/ (ˈneɪtiːz) /

pl n singular -tis (-tɪs)

a technical word for the buttocksSee buttock

Word Origin for nates

C17: from Latin; compare Greek nōton back, nosthi buttocks
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Medical definitions for nates

nates
[ nā′tēz ]

pl.n.

The buttocks.
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