зако́рки

nounplural onlyuncountableplural-only noun

1.
back (for carrying someone), shoulders
Оте́ц посади́л сы́на на зако́рки.
The father put his son on his shoulders.
Colloquial, plural only; used almost exclusively in the phrases на закорках (riding on someone's back) and на закорки (onto someone's back).

Usage info

Meaning of закорки: The area on the back or shoulders where a person carries someone or something-

Па́па, поката́й меня на закорках.
Give me a ride on your shoulders, Daddy.
Дед посадил внука себе на закорки.
Grandpa put his grandson on his shoulders.
Ребёнок устал и просил взять его на закорки.
The child was tired and asked to be carried on someone's shoulders.

This noun exists in plural form only.