tailfirst

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adverb

With the tail in front.

Opposite
headfirst
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Meanings

adverbtailfirst (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith the tail in front.

    This change occurs during the first stage of parturition, and the orientation changes where 60–70 percent of the puppies are born headfirst. Changes in orientation leave about 30–40 percent are ^([sic]) born tailfirst.

    2013, Robert L. Ridgway, The Truth About Dog and Cat Treatments and Anomalies, page 205

    Antonyms: headfirst

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbWith the tail in front.

Opposite
headfirst

Origin

From tail + first.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stairlift
Cite this entry
APA

tailfirst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailfirst

MLA

“tailfirst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailfirst. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailfirst,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailfirst.

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