neuter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈnjuːtə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈn(j)utɚ/

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Adjective

Positive neuter

Comparative more neuter

Superlative most neuter

1. (grammar) A neuter word or form is neither male nor female.

   In English, it is a neuter pronoun.

   The word child is often used as a neuter term instead of boy or girl.

Related words

• neutral

Verb

Plain form neuter

Third-person singular neuters

Past tense neutered

Past participle neutered

Present participle neutering

1. If you neuter an animal, you remove its reproductive organs so it cannot have babies.

   We decided to neuter our cat to prevent it from having kittens.

Noun

Singular neuter

Plural neuters

1. (countable) An animal that has been neutered is a neuter.

   Our dog is a neuter.