nates

[ney-teez]

noun (used with a plural verb)

buttocks; rump.

Nearby words

Origin of nates

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

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Examples from the Web for nates

From this point of view the nates are a symbol of contempt, and any sexual significance is excluded.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
Who has not seen blows on the back and nates, by way of punishment, attended with such consequences?
Apis Mellifica|C. W. Wolf
The forceps is also occasionally required in presentations of the face and nates.
A System of Midwifery|Edward Rigby
The boys patted Sandy again and again as they listened to Nates story.
The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves|Claude A. Labelle

The coprolagnia here, however, had its source in a childish impression of admiration for the nates.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for nates

nates

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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Medicine definitions for nates

nates

[nā′tēz]

pl.n.

The buttocks.