Word: backward
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: back
ward
Definition: In the past.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: Earlier, ago.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.