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fawn1

Pronunciation: /fɔːn/
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Definition of fawn

noun

  • 1a young deer in its first year: a six-month-old roe fawn
  • 2 [mass noun] a light brown colour: soft shades of pale green and fawn [as modifier]:a fawn dress

verb

[no object]
  • (of a deer) produce young: the forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning

Phrases

in fawn

(of a deer) pregnant.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French faon, based on Latin fetus 'offspring'; compare with fetus

Do not confuse fawn with faun. Fawn means 'a young deer', 'a light brown colour', or 'try to gain someone’s approval by flattering them' (people fawn over you when you’re famous); faun means 'a Roman god that is part man, part goat'.

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Definition of fawn in the US English dictionary