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# spayed

verb (past tense and past participle of spay: spay, spays, spayed, spaying); adjective (spayed)

«spayed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Of a female animal: had an operation by a vet to remove the parts that make babies, so she cannot have young. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and pet care, female cats and dogs are spayed so they do not have unwanted kittens or puppies; male animals are neutered (or castrated). Animal shelters often spay pets before rehoming. Phrases: spayed and vaccinated, get your cat spayed.

### Examples

- Our cat was spayed when she was six months old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/#x1)
- The shelter's dogs are all spayed or neutered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/#x2)
- Getting a pet spayed stops unwanted litters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/#x3)
- The vet spayed the rabbit this morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/#x4)
- She needs rest after being spayed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/#x5)
- The advert said: «Female, spayed, very friendly.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/#x6)

### Note

Spay is for females; neuter can be used for both, and castrate is for males. Do not confuse with sprayed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spayed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spayed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spayed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spayed.html) on Mova free.