1. Neutering a female by removing the ovaries
   "The animal shelter requires spaying of all adopted female pets"

1. Remove the ovaries of
   "Is your cat spayed?";
   - alter, neuter, castrate

Derived forms: spayings

Type of: altering, desex, desexualise [Brit], desexualize, fix, neutering, sterilise [Brit], sterilize, unsex

Encyclopedia: Spaying