I. ˈspā transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English spayen, from Middle French espeer to cut with a sword, pierce, from Old French, from espee sword, from Latin spatha broadsword — more at spathe
: to remove or extirpate the ovaries of (as a sow or a bitch) : castrate
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a spayed animal
2. : spaying
III. noun
or spay·ad -āəd ; or spay·ard -āə(r)d
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English spayer, spayad
: a male red deer in his third year