Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

neuter

1. neu.ter \'n(y)u:t-*r\ aj [ME neutre, fr. MF & L; MF neutre, fr. L 
   neuter, fr. ne-X not + uter which of two - more at NO, WHETHER 1a: of, 
   relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes m ost 
   words or grammatical forms referring to things classed as neither masculine 
   nor feminine 1b: neither active nor passive : INTRANSITIVE  2: taking no 
   side : NEUTRAL  3: lacking or having imperfectly developed or nonfunctional 
   generative org ans {the worker bee is ~}
2. neuter n 1a: a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class 
   of the neuter  gender 1b: the neuter gender  2: one that is neutral  3a: 
   WORKER  3b: a spayed or castrated animal 
3. neuter vt : CASTRATE, ALTER