[hind] n, pl hinds also hind [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hinta hind, Gk kemas young deer] (bef. 12c) 1: the female of the red deer--compare hart
2: any of various spotted groupers (esp. genus Epinephelus)
[2]hind n [ME hine servant, farmhand, fr. OE hina, gen. of hiwan, pl., members of a household; akin to OHG hiwo spouse, L civis fellow citizen, and prob. to OIr coim dear, Lith seima family] (1520) 1: a British farm assistant
2. archaic: rustic [3]hind adj [ME, prob. back-formation fr. OE hinder, adv., behind; akin to OHG hintar, prep., behind] (14c): of or forming the part that follows or is behind: rear