Hips

/hɪps/ noun

Definition

The parts on the sides of your body where your legs connect, that help you walk and dance.

Etymology

This word comes from an old English word that meant the same body part.

Kelly Says

Your hips are like special hinges that let your legs move back and forth! When you wiggle and dance, you're moving your hips to make your whole body groove to the music.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወገብ
ARالعربية
الوركان
BNবাংলা
কুঁচি
CACatalà
caderes
CSČeština
kyčel
DADansk
hofter
DEDeutsch
Hüften
ELΕλληνικά
ισχία
ESEspañol
caderas
FAفارسی
لگن
FISuomi
lonkat
FRFrançais
hanches
GUGU
નિતંબ
HAHA
gara
HEעברית
ירכיים
HIहिन्दी
कूल्हे
HUMagyar
csípő
IDBahasa Indonesia
pinggul
IGIG
ụkwụ
ITItaliano
fianchi
JA日本語
KKKK
жамбас
KMKM
ឆ្អឹងឆើង
KO한국어
엉덩이
MRMR
कूल्हे
MSBahasa Melayu
pinggul
MYမြန်မာ
နံရံ
NLNederlands
heupen
NONorsk
hofter
PAPA
ਕੁੱਲਸ
PLPolski
biodra
PTPortuguês
quadris
RORomână
șolduri
RUРусский
бедра
SVSvenska
höfter
SWKiswahili
matako
TAதமிழ்
இடுப்பு
TEతెలుగు
కడుపు
THไทย
สะโพก
TLTL
balakang
TRTürkçe
kalçalar
UKУкраїнська
стегна
URاردو
کولہے
VITiếng Việt
hông
YOYO
abẹ
ZH中文
髋部
ZUZU
umlenze

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Hips have been aestheticized and sexualized in ways that center female bodies; the term carries gendered beauty/sexuality assumptions in cultural contexts.

Inclusive Usage

In anatomical/medical contexts, use neutrally. In cultural/aesthetic contexts, interrogate whose bodies are being evaluated and by what standards.

Inclusive Alternatives

["pelvis (anatomical)","body","form"]

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