spay

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

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

2. noun The act of spaying an animal.
3. noun Rare form of spayard.
4. verb Alternative form of spae

Similar words

alter neuter spave castrate spey ovariectomize desex ovariectomise unsex gonadectomise

Often followed by

or and your a her agreement the hook surgery

Word family

spayed spaying spays