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