Spay

Quick meaning: Spay is a verb meaning (transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.

Meaning

(transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.

More Meanings

1. The act of spaying an animal.
2. Rare form of spayard.
3. Alternative form of spae (to foretell or divine)

Example Sentences

We’re having our cat spayed as we don’t want her having kittens.

I was queasy about my first spay of a far-gone feral and left it up to my vet.

With their eye on non-island countries, namely America, the authors of Cat Wars argue for a combination of spay/neuter programs, enclosed sanctuaries, and euthanasia.

Word Forms

• spays
• spaying
• spayed
• spade
• spaie
• spave
• spaye

Synonyms for spay

Depending on context, synonyms include castrate, emasculate, geld, neuter, sterilize, splay.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include alter, neuter, spave, castrate, spey, ovariectomize.

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