Definitions

1. verb

to make something unable to breed, especially by removal of reproductive organs

“The veterinarian neutered the dog to prevent it from producing unwanted offspring.”

2. noun

a person, especially a man, who has been castrated

“The doctor told the patient that he would need to undergo a series of tests before he could be considered a neuter.”

3. adjective

not having a male or female sex, especially because of castration

“The neuter animals were kept in a separate enclosure from the males and females.”

4. noun

a grammatical gender, especially in languages such as German and Dutch, that is not masculine or feminine

“The neuter form of the adjective is used to describe objects that do not have a clear gender.”

5. noun

a word or grammatical form that has no grammatical gender

“The neuter form of the noun is used to describe things that are not masculine or feminine.”