spay

Definition of spay in English English dictionary: Rare spelling of spayard; To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) in order that it cannot become pregnant; {v} to castrate a female animal, geld, cut; remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"; The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade; {f} remove the ovaries of a female animal in order to prevent breeding (Veterinary Medicine); When a female animal is spayed, it has its ovaries removed so that it cannot become pregnant. All bitches should be spayed unless being used for breeding. = neuter, sterilize. To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal). to remove part of the sex organs of a female animal so that it is not able to have babies neuter (espeer , from espee , from spatha; SPATULA); To remove or destroy the ovaries of (an animal) in order that it cannot become pregnant; {i} male red deer who is three years old; To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal)
A spay: spayade
A spay: spayad
spayed: past of spay
spayed: {s} sterilized, rendered unable to breed through removal of the ovaries (Veterinary Medicine)
spayed: (of a female animal) having the ovaries removed
spaying: {i} act of removing the ovaries of a female animal in order to prevent breeding (Veterinary Medicine)
spaying: neutering a female by removing the ovaries
spays: third-person singular of spay