fawn
nounEtymology
From Middle English fawne, fowne, foun, from Old French faon, foon, feon, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, young”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Displaced native Old English hindċealf (literally “deer calf”). Doublet of fetus.
- derived from *dʰeh₁(y)-✻
- derived from fētus
- derived from *feto✻
- derived from feon
- inherited from foun
Definitions
A young deer.
- The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
The young of an animal
The young of an animal; a whelp.
- she [the tigress] rageth upon the shore and the sands, for the losse of her fawnes
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Of the fawn colour.
To give birth to a fawn.
To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
To exhibit affection toward someone.
To attempt to please someone.
To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
- You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds.
- Thou with trembling fear, / Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest.
- courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him
A servile cringe or bow.
Base flattery.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for fawn. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA