Posterior

Adjective

 * 1) Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
 * 2) Following in order or in time.
 * 3)  Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
 * 4)  Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

Antonyms

 * anterior

Synonyms

 * rear, hinder, back
 * later

Noun

 * 1)  The buttocks.

Thesaurus
aft, after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, appendant, arse, ass, attendant, back, back door, back seat, back side, backside, backward, behind, bottom, breech, bum, butt, buttocks, cadet, consecutive, consequent, croup, crupper, derriere, ensuing, flack, following, haunches, heel, hind, hind end, hind part, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindhead, hindmost, junior, later, latter, lineal, nates, next, occiput, postern, postpositional, postpositive, proximate, puisne, rear, rear end, rearmost, rearward, retral, retrograde, reverse, rump, seat, sequacious, sequent, sequential, stern, subsequent, succeeding, successive, suffixed, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tuchis, younger

Etymology
From posterior:, comparative of posterus:.

Adjective

 * French: postérieur
 * German: hinterer


 * Spanish: ,


 * Esperanto: posta
 * French: postérieur


 * German: späterer
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * Dutch: Achterste, achterwerk
 * French: Derrière


 * German:
 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * repositor

Adjective

 * 1) posterior, more to the back
 * 2) next, following

Related terms

 * posterus

Descendants

 * English:

Adjective

 * 1) posterior