Neutering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sterilization of an animal

remove the ovaries of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈuːɾɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/njˈuːtəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/njˈuːtəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈuːɾɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

they took him to the vet for neutering
Is your cat spayed?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

altering neuter alter fixing castrate spay

Parts of Speech

noun	the sterilization of an animal “they took him to the vet for neutering”
verb	remove the ovaries of “Is your cat spayed?”

Word Forms

neuter	verb	remove the ovaries of
fix	verb	make infertile
spaying	noun	neutering a female by removing the ovaries
castration	noun	surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
neutering	noun	the sterilization of an animal
neuter	noun	a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kastrieren

die Sterilisation eines Tieres

🇫🇷French

castration

la stérilisation d'un animal

🇪🇸Spanish

castración

la esterilización de un animal

🇮🇹Italian

castrazione

la sterilizzazione di un animale

🇳🇱Dutch

castratie

de sterilisatie van een dier

🇵🇹Portuguese

castração

a esterilização de um animal

🇷🇺Russian

кастрация

стерилизация животного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नपुंसक

किसी जानवर का बंध्याकरण

🇮🇳Tamil

கருத்தடை

ஒரு விலங்கின் கருத்தடை

🇮🇳Telugu

శుద్ధీకరణ

ఒక జంతువు యొక్క స్టెరిలైజేషన్

🇮🇳Gujarati

ન્યુટરીંગ

પ્રાણીની વંધ્યીકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಾನಹರಣ

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯ ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಾಶಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വന്ധ്യംകരണം

ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ വന്ധ്യംകരണം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绝育

动物绝育

🇯🇵Japanese

去勢手術

動物の不妊手術

🇰🇷Korean

중성화

동물의 살균

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiến

khử trùng động vật

🇹🇭Thai

การทำหมัน

การทำหมันของสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mensterilkan

sterilisasi hewan

🇲🇾Malay

mengebiri

pensterilan haiwan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخصي

تعقيم الحيوان

🇮🇷Persian

عقیم سازی

عقیم سازی یک حیوان

🇹🇷Turkish

kısırlaştırma

bir hayvanın kısırlaştırılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

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