Meaning

A young deer..

Definitions by Sense

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.
4. Of the fawn colour.
5. (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
6. (literal, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
7. To exhibit affection toward someone.
8. To attempt to please someone.

Example Sentences

The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.

she [the tigress] rageth upon the shore and the sands, for the losse of her fawnes

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

That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.

Word Forms

• fawns
• fawning
• fawned

Synonyms for fawn

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When Should You Use Fawn?

Use fawn when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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