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spayed

/speɪd/

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Scotland/speːd/

spayed is the simple past and past participle of spay.

Meaning of spay

Verb

spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past and past participle spayed or (obsolete) spade)

  1. (transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.
    • We’re having our cat spayed as we don’t want her having kittens.

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Words that rhyme with spayed

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Questions about spayed

What is spayed the simple past and past participle of?
Spayed is the simple past and past participle of spay.
How do you pronounce spayed?
Spayed is pronounced /speɪd/.

Words near spayed in the dictionary

  1. Spayd
  2. spayde
  3. spaydes
  4. Spayds
  5. spaye
  6. spayed
  7. Spayen
  8. spayer
  9. spayers
  10. spaying
  11. spayings

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