neut
9.6
An animal, often a male cat or dog, that cannot have babies because of an operation
- noun
- /njuːt/
- Informal
:
animal castrado
- If you want a calm pet, consider adopting a neut from the rescue center.
Examples
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The animal shelter has a friendly neut ready for adoption this weekend.
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We adopted two neuts from the shelter.
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The veterinarian checked the neut before sending him home with his new family.
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My cat is a neut.
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The animal shelter has a friendly neut ready for adoption this weekend.
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If you want a calm pet, consider adopting a neut from the rescue center.
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The veterinarian checked the neut before sending him home with his new family.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Neut is a casual short form of neutered, from neuter with parts ne- 'not' and uter 'either'. A neut is a pet that has been made unable to have young, so the name links back to the idea of being 'not' able to reproduce.
