spay Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb remove the ovaries of
    castrate; alter; neuter.
    • Is your cat spayed?

WordNet

Spay transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Armor. spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. dyspaddu to geld, L. spado a eunuch, Gr. .
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Spayed ; present participle & verbal noun Spaying
Definitions
  1. To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).
Spay noun
Etymology
Cf. Spade a spay, Spay, v. t.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade.

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