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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnjuːtər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnutɚ, ˈnju-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(no̅o̅′tər, nyo̅o̅′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
neu•ter /ˈnutɚ, ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Grammarof, relating to, or being a grammatical gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine:In Latin nouns may be masculine, feminine, or neuter in gender.
  2. Developmental Biology[Biology.]having no or imperfectly developed organs of reproduction:Worker bees are neuter.

n. 
  1. Grammar
    • [uncountable] the neuter gender.
    • [countable] a word or other linguistic form in or marking the neuter gender.
  2. Zoology[countable] an animal made sterile by having its organs of reproduction removed or altered.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Veterinary Diseasesto remove the organs of reproduction of (a dog, cat, etc.).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
neu•ter  (no̅o̅′tər, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Grammar
    • noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine.
    • (of a verb) intransitive.
  2. Developmental Biology[Biol.]having no organs of reproduction;
    without sex;
    asexual.
  3. Developmental Biology, Zoology[Zool.]having imperfectly developed sexual organs, as the worker bees and ants.
  4. Botanyhaving neither stamens nor pistils;
    asexual.
  5. neutral;
    siding with no one.

n. 
  1. Grammar
    • the neuter gender.
    • a noun of that gender.
    • another element marking that gender.
    • an intransitive verb.
  2. Zoologyan animal made sterile by castration or spaying.
  3. Zoologya neuter insect.
  4. a person or thing that is neutral.

v.t. 
  1. Veterinary Diseasesto spay or castrate (a dog, cat, etc.).
  • Latin, as above
  • Middle French
  • Latin neuter neither (of two), equivalent. to ne not + uter either (of two); replacing Middle English neutre
  • 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
neuter /ˈnjuːtə/ adj
    • denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns which for the most part have inanimate referents or do not specify the sex of their referents
    • (as noun): German "Mädchen" (meaning "girl'") is a neuter
  2. (of animals and plants) having nonfunctional, underdeveloped, or absent reproductive organs
  3. (of a person) asexual or genderless
  4. giving no indication of sex or gender
 n
  1. an asexual or genderless person
  2. a sexually underdeveloped female insect, such as a worker bee
  3. a castrated animal, esp a domestic animal
 vb
  1. (transitive) to castrate or spay (an animal)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin, from ne not + uter either (of two)
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