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Definition of Spay
1. Verb. Remove the ovaries of. "Is your cat spayed?"
Specialized synonyms: Defeminise, Defeminize
Generic synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Sterilize, Unsex
Derivative terms: Castration, Neuter, Neutering, Spaying
Definition of Spay
1. v. t. To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).
2. n. The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade.
Definition of Spay
1. Verb. (transitive) To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) in order that it cannot become pregnant. ¹
2. Noun. (rare spelling of spayard) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spay
1. to remove the ovaries of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Spay
1.
To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).
Origin: Cf. Armor. Spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. Dyspaddu to geld, L. Spado a eunuch, Gr.
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