spayed

«spayed» in Mova's school dictionary: Of a female animal: had an operation by a vet to remove… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

Of a female animal: had an operation by a vet to remove the parts that make babies, so she cannot have young. tree →

sense 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 →
• The shelter's dogs are all spayed or neutered. tree →
• Getting a pet spayed stops unwanted litters. tree →
• The vet spayed the rabbit this morning. tree →
• She needs rest after being spayed. tree →
• The advert said: «Female, spayed, very friendly.» tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• "Fixed" (US) means neutered or spayed, an operation so the pet cannot have babies.
• "Altered" (US) means a pet has been neutered or spayed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «spayed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.