to spay
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7.1
- verb
- /speɪ/
- Specialized
:
esterilizar
- It's important to spay female dogs to prevent unwanted puppies.
- spay or neuter
- animals should be spayed
Should I spay or neuter my animal companion?
- Should I spay or neuter my animal companion?
- This is a good time to remind you, Please remember to spay or neuter your JD Vance.
Examples
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Find the one you want and I'll spay or neuter it myself.
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Should I spay or neuter my animal companion?
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And I say, spay her.
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I hope you are able to get your daughter home soon, and spay your dog!
Blog text (19) -
You know, spay and neuter your pets?
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People need to be spayed and neutered; the sooner, the better.
Blog text (32) -
Her primary goal is to trap, spay, and neuter all of the 30 to 40 cats in the four Westgate colonies.
Blog text (15) -
For days, Sue has been worrying about whether she should get Shiva spayed.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ms. Luna is a 9-year-old spayed female cat who has not seen a veterinarian in 4 years.
Blog text (10) -
She's spayed.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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7.5
To make an animal unable to have babies
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5.3
To remove an animal's organs used to make babies so it cannot reproduce
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8.1
To remove a female animal's ovaries so it cannot have young
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9.1
To remove the sex organs of a person or animal so they cannot have young
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5.8
To make a person or animal unable to have children by a medical operation
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8.3
To stop an animal from having babies by removing or damaging its reproductive organs
To remove the ovaries from a female by surgery
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spay comes from old words that meant 'to make sterile' or 'cut away the parts that make babies'. So, to spay a dog or cat today is to remove a female animal's organs that make babies to stop her having puppies or kittens.