SPAY

alter, neuter, spay, castrate

(verb) remove the ovaries of; “Is your cat spayed?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past spayed, past participle (obsolete) spade or spayed)

(transitive) To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.

Synonyms

• castrate, emasculate (for a male)

• geld (used almost always of animals, especially male horses)

• neuter (used only of animals, especially pets)

• sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)

Etymology 2

Noun

spay (plural spays)

Rare spelling of spayard.

Etymology 3

Verb

spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past and past participle spayed)

Alternative form of spae (to foretell or divine)

Anagrams

• APYs, AsPy, Pays, aspy, pays, pyas, yaps

Source: Wiktionary


Spay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Spaying.] Etym: [Cf. Armor. spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. dyspaddu to geld, L. spado a eunuch, Gr.

Definition: To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).

Spay, n. Etym: [Cf. Spade a spay, Spay, v. t.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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