Spay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove the ovaries of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈeɪ/.

Examples

Is your cat spayed?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

neuter alter castrate

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

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

Entfernen Sie die Eierstöcke von

🇫🇷French

stériliser

enlever les ovaires de

🇪🇸Spanish

sacar los ovarios a

quitar los ovarios de

🇮🇹Italian

sterilizzare

rimuovere le ovaie di

🇳🇱Dutch

steriliseren

verwijder de eierstokken van

🇵🇹Portuguese

castrar

remover os ovários de

🇷🇺Russian

удалять яичники

удалить яичники

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बधिया करना

के अंडाशय हटा दें

🇮🇳Tamil

கருத்தடை

கருப்பைகளை அகற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పే

యొక్క అండాశయాలను తొలగించండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಾನಹರಣ

ಅಂಡಾಶಯವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വന്ധ്യംകരണം

യുടെ അണ്ഡാശയങ്ങൾ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绝育

切除卵巢

🇯🇵Japanese

避妊手術

～の卵巣を摘出する

🇰🇷Korean

중성화하다

난소를 제거하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiến

cắt bỏ buồng trứng

🇹🇭Thai

สเปย์

ถอดรังไข่ของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memandulkan

menghapus ovarium dari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعقيم

إزالة المبيضين

🇮🇷Persian

عقیم کردن

برداشتن تخمدان های

🇹🇷Turkish

kısırlaştırmak

yumurtalıklarını çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְעַקֵר

להסיר את השחלות של

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What is the primary definition of the word 'spay'?

The primary meaning of 'spay' is 'remove the ovaries of'.

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Using 'spay' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'spay' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'spay' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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