Spay vs Castration - What's the difference?
spay | castration |
To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.
The act of removing the testicles.
(figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
As nouns the difference between spay and castration
is that spay is rare spelling of lang=en while castration is the act of removing the testicles.As a verb spay
is to remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.spay
English
Etymology 1
From the (etyl) espeier, equivalent to the (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) * (l)Verb
Synonyms
* castrate, emasculate (for a male) * geld * neuter * sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)References
* “spay, v.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989
Etymology 2
See spayard.References
* “spay]” listed as a variant spelling of “[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50232517 spaya(r)d, spayd]”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989