ˈwethə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English wether, weder, from Old English wether; akin to Old High German widar ram, Old Norse vethr ram, Gothic withrus lamb, Latin vitulus calf, vetus old, Greek etos year, Sanskrit vatsa calf, vatsara year; basic meaning: yearling
1. obsolete : a male sheep : ram
2. : a male sheep castrated before sexual maturity usually when only a few weeks old and before the development of secondary sex characters — compare bellwether
3. : a male goat castrated when young