neuter Definition

neuter
adj

1. grammar.
In many languages: belonging or referring to one of the genders into which nouns and pronouns are divided, ie that to which nouns and pronouns that are neither masculine nor feminine belong. See also common gender.
2. Said of plants: lacking pistils or stamens.
3. Said of animals: sexually undeveloped or castrated.
4. Said of insects: sexually undeveloped.
5. Sexless or apparently sexless.

Thesaurus: sterile, unfertile, barren, sexless, asexual, impotent, fallow, frigid.

noun

1a. grammar.
The neuter gender;
1b. grammar.
A word belonging to this gender.
2. A neuter plant, animal or insect, eg a worker bee or ant.
3. A castrated cat.

verb

neutered, neutering
1. To castrate (an animal).

Thesaurus: geld, spay, emasculate, castrate, fix, caponize.

Etymology: 14c: Latin neuter neither, from ne not + uter either.