definition of
stern

[1] #1 stern s. [austere] of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face". wn

[2] #2 stern n. [after part, quarter, poop, tail] the rear part of a ship. wn

[3] #3 stern s. [strict, exacting] severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards". wn

[4] #4 stern n. [Stern, Isaac Stern] United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920). wn

[5] #5 stern n. [buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?". wn