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Definition fawn

Etymology 1

From Old French faon, from Vulgar Latin *fetonem, from Latin f?tus (“offspring, young”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”)

Noun

fawn (plural fawns)

  1. A young deer.
  2. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
  3. (obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
Adjective

fawn (not comparable)

  1. Of the fawn colour.
Verb

fawn (third-person singular simple present fawns, present participle fawning, simple past and past participle fawned)

  1. (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.

Etymology 2

From Middle English fawnen, from Old English fahnian, fagnian, fæ?nian (“to rejoice, make glad”). Akin to Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”). See also fain.

Verb

fawn (third-person singular simple present fawns, present participle fawning, simple past and past participle fawned)

  1. (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
  2. (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
  3. (intransitive, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
Noun

fawn (plural fawns)

  1. (rare) A servile cringe or bow.
  2. Base flattery.

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