1. A disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
   "The child's croup caused alarm for the parents";
   - spasmodic laryngitis
    
2. The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
   "The rider patted the horse's croup after dismounting";
   - hindquarters, croupe, rump

Derived forms: croups

Type of: angina, body part

Part of: bird, birdie [informal], quadruped

Encyclopedia: Croup