neuters

Noun

neuter (plural neuters)

1. An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
2. (offensive, sometimes, uncommon) One who has been neutered; eunuch.
   • the information i acquire may help me finalize my decision to become a neuter. let me say that castration is (for me) in no way a short term goal. it's something i've heard about, thought about, and believe may benefit me personally.1999 July 21, ipso facto, “can anyone out there tell me...”, in alt.eunuchs.questions (Usenet)
3. The act of neutering (typically an animal)
   • Well, we've had a young (probably around a year old, but I'm guessing), intact (he's scheduled for a neuter, but it's one of those "when we get a spare minute" type of things) male Shih-tzu/shih-tzu mix come in about a month ago.2001 March 14, Shelly, “Shih tzu questions.”, in rec.pets.dogs.behavior (Usenet)
4. A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.
   • But if you should beecome eyther a counterfayt Protestant, or a perverse Papist, or a colde and carelesse newter (which God forbid) the harme could not be expressed which you should do to your native Cuntrie.1571, Arthur Golding, “Epistle Dedicatorie”, in The Psalmes of David and others. With M. John Calvins Commentaries
5. The neuter gender.
6. A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

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