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- [spey]
- /speɪ/
- /speɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spey]
- /speɪ/
Definitions of spay word
- verb with object spay to remove the ovaries of (an animal). 1
- noun spay a three-year-old male red deer. 1
- transitive verb spay neuter: a female animal 1
- verb spay When a female animal is spayed, it has its ovaries removed so that it cannot become pregnant. 0
- verb spay to remove the ovaries, and usually the uterus, from (a female animal) 0
- verb transitive spay to sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries 0
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Origin of spay
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English spayen < Anglo-French espeïer to cut with a sword (Old French espeer), derivative of espee sword; see épée
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Parts of speech for Spay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spay
verb spay
- alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- antisepticize — to treat with an antiseptic
- asexualize — to make incapable of reproduction, as by castrating.
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- caponize — to make (a cock) into a capon
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