thigh

noun

THY/θaɪ/

2 meanings of thigh

1
nouncountable
The part of your leg between your hip and your knee.
She hurt her thigh while playing soccer.
The cyclist had strong muscles in both thighs.
2
nouncountable
The matching part of an animal's leg, in the same place as a person's thigh.
A frog's thigh is thick and muscular for jumping.
Birds have a thigh hidden under their feathers.

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This word comes from Old English "þēoh," which came from older Germanic words.