spayed
- adjective
- /speɪd/
- Specialized
:
esterilizada
- All pets must be vaccinated and spayed or neutered prior to adoption.
They were all getting spayed as well as dental work.
- They were all getting spayed as well as dental work.
- And we had litters, strays in every closet, you know, got them spayed, neutered, all that stuff.
- It's like Kim selling puppies and her dog's been spayed.
- So by far, if your cat is not spayed or neutered and you want a quick and easy way to make your indoor cat happy, that's the way.
- So the fee that they pay covers for, you know, being neutered or spayed as puppies and all of that kind of stuff.
Examples
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The veterinarian recommended having your dog spayed to prevent unwanted litters.
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Is your cat spayed or unspayed?
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Our cat was spayed at the animal shelter before we adopted her.
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My cat has been spayed.
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Before adopting her, we ensured that the shelter had spayed our cat to avoid any future litters.
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It is common for responsible pet owners to have their female dogs spayed to help control the animal population.
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Many animal shelters offer free or low-cost surgeries for pets that need to be spayed.
Synonyms
19
5.3
Unable to have babies or make seeds
12
6.8
Unable to have children or young
An animal with the body parts that make babies removed so it cannot have young
An animal that has had its testicles or ovaries removed so it cannot have young
Made unable to have babies or young by an operation
Having the sex organs removed so you cannot have children
How Fertile
7
8.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spayed comes from the verb spay, which used to mean 'to cut' or 'to remove', so a spayed female animal has had her reproductive organs taken away and cannot have babies.