Meanings
nounright hand (plural right hands)
plural right hands · alternative right-hand
- figurativelyA trusted assistant.
When I date back I recall a man off the family tree / My right hand Poppa Doc I see / Took me from a boy to a man so I always had a father / When my biological didn't bother
1992, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, in Mecca and the Soul Brother
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic يَمِين, يُمْنَى
- يَمِين (yamīn)Translations
- يُمْنَى (yumnā)Translations
- يَد يُمْنَى (yad yumnā)Translations
Bengali ডানহাত
- ডানহাত (ḍanohat)Translations
Chinese Cantonese 右手
- 右手 (jau⁶ sau²)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 右手, 左膀右臂
- 右手 (yòushǒu)Translations
- 左膀右臂 (zuǒbǎngyòubì)trusted assistant
Czech pravačka
- pravačkaTranslations
Estonian parem käsi
- parem käsiTranslations
Finnish oikea käsi, oikea käsi
- oikea käsiTranslations
- oikea käsitrusted assistant
French main droite, bras droit
- main droiteTranslations
- bras droittrusted assistant
- factotumtrusted assistant
- grouillottrusted assistant
German rechte Hand, rechte Hand
- rechte HandTranslations
- rechte Handtrusted assistant
Hawaiian lima ʻākau
- lima ʻākautrusted assistant
Hungarian jobb kéz, jobb
- jobb kézTranslations
- jobbTranslations
Indonesian tangan kanan
- tangan kanantrusted assistant
Irish deasóg
- deasógTranslations
Italian braccio destro
- braccio destrotrusted assistant
Japanese 右手, 右腕
- 右手 (migite)Translations
- 右腕 (migiude)trusted assistant
Korean 오른손, 바른손
- 오른손 (oreunson)Translations
- 바른손 (bareunson)Translations
- 오른팔 (oreunpal)trusted assistant
Malay orang kanan
- orang kanantrusted assistant
Polish prawa ręka, prawa ręka
- prawa rękaTranslations
- prawa rękatrusted assistant
Portuguese mão direita, braço direito
- mão direitaTranslations
- braço direitotrusted assistant
Romanian mână dreaptă
- mână dreaptăTranslations
Slovak pravačka, pravá ruka
- pravačkaTranslations
- pravá rukatrusted assistant
Spanish mano derecha, mano derecha
- mano derechaTranslations
- mano derechatrusted assistant
- privanzatrusted assistant
- factótumtrusted assistant
Swahili mkono wa kulia, mkono wa kuume
- mkono wa kuliaTranslations
- mkono wa kuumeTranslations
Swedish högerhand, högra hand
- högerhandTranslations
- högra handtrusted assistant
Tamil வலதுகை, வலக்கை
- வலதுகை (valatukai)Translations
- வலக்கை (valakkai)Translations
- சோற்றாங்கை (cōṟṟāṅkai)Translations
- சோற்றுக்கை (cōṟṟukkai)Translations
Turkish sağ kol
- sağ koltrusted assistant
Ukrainian прави́ця
- прави́ця (pravýcja)Translations
Vietnamese tay phải, cánh tay phải
- tay phảiTranslations
- cánh tay phảitrusted assistant
Welsh llaw dde
- llaw ddeTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
right hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20hand
MLA
“right hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20hand.
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