(transitive) To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant. / (transitive) To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.

The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

At or near the rear. / (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition. / Not current. / Situated away from the main or most frequented areas. / In arrears; overdue.

(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place. / In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.

Before now; ago.

The spine and associated tissues. / (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks. / (figuratively) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.

(intransitive) To go in the reverse direction. / (transitive) To support.

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. / A ferryboat.

A South American hummingbird, Sephanoides sephaniodes.

(New Zealand, northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction.