nates
/ˈneɪtiːz
/plural noun Anatomy
The buttocks.He removed a tumor ‘from the nates of a little girl that would startle the surgeons in this part of the world with all their tact and science.’...
- He explained that according to Shankara the sutra says the two eyes of Pundarika are like two lotuses which are red like the nates of a monkey.
- Alli clutched her nates in her hands even though the slaps were barely stinging.
Origin
Late 17th century: Latin, plural of natis 'buttock, rump'.