Sometimes, bad guys like viruses or bacteria can enter our bodies and make us sick. Our body tries to fight them off by making special helpers called antibodies. These antibodies are like superheroes that can stop the bad guys from making us sick.
But sometimes, the bad guys can be really sneaky and try to trick our antibodies. They might try to disguise themselves so that the antibodies don't recognize them as bad guys. This is where neutralizing antibodies come in. These are special antibodies that can recognize the bad guys, even when they try to hide. When the neutralizing antibodies find the bad guys, they cling onto them tightly, making it impossible for them to do any harm. This is called "neutralizing" because they are neutralizing the bad guys' harmful effects.
So, neutralizing antibodies are like superheroes that can stop the sneaky bad guys from making us sick, by recognizing and clinging onto them tightly.