We’re having our cat spayed as we don’t want her having kittens.
Source: wiktionary
Spay
//speɪ//
Synonyms for "spay" (16 found)
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Translations
23 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese
1 entries- 卵巢切除術 /卵巢切除术 verb (remove the ovaries)
Czech
3 entries- kastrovat verb (remove the ovaries)
- sterilizovat verb (remove the ovaries)
- vykastrovat verb (remove the ovaries)
Dutch
1 entries- steriliseren verb (remove the ovaries)
Finnish
1 entries- steriloida verb (remove the ovaries)
French
1 entries- stériliser verb (remove the ovaries)
German
2 entries- kastrieren verb (remove the ovaries)
- sterilisieren verb (remove the ovaries)
Greek
1 entries- στειρώνω verb (remove the ovaries)
Hungarian
1 entries- ivartalanít verb (remove the ovaries)
Italian
4 entries- asportare le ovaia verb (remove the ovaries)
- castrare verb (remove the ovaries)
- ovariectomia verb (remove the ovaries)
- rimuovere le ovaia verb (remove the ovaries)
Manx
1 entries- spoiy verb (remove the ovaries)
Polish
1 entries- sterylizować verb (remove the ovaries)
Russian
2 entries- стерилизова́ть verb (remove the ovaries)
- удаля́ть яи́чники verb (remove the ovaries)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- spoth verb (remove the ovaries)
Spanish
1 entries- esterilizar verb (remove the ovaries)
Swedish
1 entries- kastrera verb (remove the ovaries)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
With their eye on non-island countries, namely America, the authors of Cat Wars argue for a combination of spay/neuter programs, enclosed sanctuaries, and euthanasia.
Source: wiktionary
I was queasy about my first spay of a far-gone feral and left it up to my vet.
Source: wiktionary
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