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Definitions for Croup

[1] any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
[2] the highest part of the rump of a quadruped, especially a horse.
[3] a throat condition, occurring usually in children, characterized by a hoarse cough and laboured breathing, resulting from inflammation and partial obstruction of the larynx
[4] the hindquarters of a quadruped, esp a horse

Words related to Croup

backside, cold, back, duff, buttocks, butt, behind, seat, beam, tail, tush, can, bum, keister, moon, fanny, rear, prat, breech, sacrum

Words nearby Croup

crotonism, crotoxin, crottin, crottle, crouch, croup, croup-associated virus, croupade, croupier, croupous membrane, croupy

Origin of Croup

21250–1300; Middle English croupe < Middle French, Anglo-French crupe, Old French crope < Germanic; see crop

Other words from Croup

croup′ ous (krōō′ pəs ) null adj.

Word origin for Croup

C13: from Old French croupe; related to German Kruppe

Synonyms for Croup

backside, back, beam, behind, breech, bum, butt, buttocks, can, duff, fanny, haunches, hindquarters, keister, moon, prat, rear, sacrum, seat, tail, tush, butt end, derrière, hind end, rear end, tail end