derrière

Meanings

nounderrière (plural derrières)

plural derrières · alternative derriere

humorousBottom, bum, backside.
As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.
2011 July 30, “Baby you can drive my genes”, in The Economist
Synonyms: 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, batty

adverbderrière (not comparable)

alternative derriere

not comparableballetPerformed at or to the back.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBottom, bum, backside.

Origin

Frenchderrière
Frenchderrière
Englishderrière

Borrowed from French derrière.

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Translations

Arabic المؤخرَة

المؤخرَةbottom, bum, backside

Chinese Mandarin 屁股

屁股bottom, bum, backside

Estonian tagumik, perse

tagumikbottom, bum, backside
persebottom, bum, backside
istmikbottom, bum, backside
kannbottom, bum, backside

Finnish takapuoli, perä

takapuolibottom, bum, backside
peräbottom, bum, backside
takamusbottom, bum, backside

French derrière

derrièrebottom, bum, backside

Italian deretano

deretanobottom, bum, backside

Portuguese traseiro

traseirobottom, bum, backside

Spanish trasero, retaguardia

traserobottom, bum, backside
retaguardiabottom, bum, backside

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with derrière

are there where care compare air share hair mary repair fair bear wear rare layer pair aware prepare prayer mayor terror Pierre spare bare

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Cite this entry

APA

derrière. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derri%C3%A8re

MLA

“derrière.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derri%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derrière,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derri%C3%A8re.

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