peräpää — meaning in English

English meaning

• behind preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
• posterior adj Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.
• rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.

Senses

peräpää is used for these senses in English:

• behind The rear, back-end.
• posterior (sometimes, euphemistic, sometimes, humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
• rear The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
• rear (military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
• rear (anatomy) The buttocks or bottom.
• rear end The back or hindmost part of anything, such as a car.

behind — full definition

1. preposition At or toward the back of something, or after it in time, position, or progress.
2. preposition Responsible for, or the reason for, something.
3. noun Informal term for a person's buttocks.

posterior — full definition

1. adj Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.
2. noun (informal) The buttocks.
3. noun (statistics) In Bayesian analysis, the updated probability of something being true after taking new evidence into account.

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