Definition of fawn Fawn
/fɔˈn/ - [fon] - Fawn
We found 25 definitions of fawn from 6 different sources.
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What does fawn mean?
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NounPlural: fawns |
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| fawn - a young deer | ||
| cervid, deer distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | ||
| young mammal any immature mammal | ||
| fawn - a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun" | ||
| dun, greyish brown, grayish brown | ||
| light brown a brown that is light but unsaturated | ||
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| fawn - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" | ||
| toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up | ||
| blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly | ||
| court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" | ||
| fawn - show submission or fear | ||
| crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel | ||
| flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn" | ||
| birth, give birth, deliver, bear, have cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fawn (Noun)
A young deer. - fawn (Noun)
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. - fawn (Noun)
The young of an animal; a whelp. - fawn (Verb)
To give birth to a fawn. - fawn (Verb)
To exhibit affection or attempt to please. - fawn (Verb)
To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour. - fawn (Verb)
To wag its tail, to show devotion. - fawn (Adjective)
Of the fawn colour.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fawn (n.)
A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck. - fawn (n.)
The young of an animal; a whelp. - fawn (n.)
A fawn color. - fawn (a.)
Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored. - fawn (v. i.)
To bring forth a fawn. - fawn (v. i.)
To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon. - fawn (n.)
A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fawn
A young deer. -
fawn
To act in a very submissive manner.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fawn
fawn, n. a young deer.—adj. resembling a fawn in colour.—v.i. to bring forth a fawn. [O. Fr. faon, through Low L. from L. fœtus, offspring.] -
fawn
fawn, v.i. to cringe, to flatter in a servile way (with upon).—n. (rare) a servile cringe or bow: mean flattery.—ns. Fawn′er, one who flatters to gain favour; Fawn′ing, mean flattery: sycophancy.—adv. Fawn′ingly.—n. Fawn′ingness. [A variant of fain, to rejoice—A.S. fægen, glad.]
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