HUMPBACKS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives

Synonyms

Humpback, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, Hunchback, Kyphosis