Fawn Definition

fôn

fawned, fawning, fawns

verb

fawned, fawning, fawns

To show friendliness by licking hands, wagging its tail, etc.

Webster's New World

To try to gain favor by acting servilely; cringe and flatter.

Courtiers fawning on a king.

Webster's New World

To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.

American Heritage

To show affection in a solicitous or exaggerated way.

Webster's New World

To bring forth (young)

Webster's New World

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noun

fawns

A young deer less than one year old.

Webster's New World

A pale yellowish-brown color.

Webster's New World

A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.

Wiktionary

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adjective

Of this color.

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Other Word Forms of Fawn

Singular:

fawn

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Middle English from Old French foun, faon, feon young animal from Vulgar Latin fētō *fētōn- from Latin fētus offspring dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English fawnen, from Old English fahnian, fagnian, fæġnian (“to rejoice, make glad”). Akin to Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”). See also fain.

From Wiktionary
Middle English faunen from Old English fagnian to rejoice from fagen, fægen glad

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French faon.

From Wiktionary