A fawn is a young deer, but it's also a verb meaning to try and win favor by flattering. You might fawn over Bambi if you want to hang out with the cute and fuzzy gang.
A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See
Noun
young deer
Noun
a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
Verb
have fawns; "deer fawn"
Verb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
Verb
show submission or fear
n.
A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.
n.
The young of an animal; a whelp.
n.
A fawn color.
a.
Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
v. i.
To bring forth a fawn.
v. i.
To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog;
to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
n.
A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
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[The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns.3.
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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.
Fawn
A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See
Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
To bring forth a fawn.
To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
Usage Examples
I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.
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