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Meaning of FAWN

Pronunciation:  fon

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  young deer
  2. [n]  a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat"
  3. [v]  have fawns, of deer
  4. [v]  tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
  5. [v]  show submission or fear
 
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 Synonyms: bootlick, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, dun, grayish brown, greyish brown, grovel, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle
 
 See Also: bend, blandish, cervid, court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour, deer, flatter, flex, light brown, litter

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Fawn\, n. [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F.
faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See {Fetus}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year.
   See {Buck}.
2. The young of an animal; a whelp. [Obs.]
         [The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns.
                                               --Holland.
3. A fawn color.

  2. \Fawn\, a.
Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.

  3. \Fawn\, v. i. [Cf. F. faonner.]
To bring forth a fawn.

  4. \Fawn\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fawned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fawning}.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice,
welcome, flatter, AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel.
fagna to rejoice, welcome. See {Fain}.]
To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to
flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
      You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like
      hounds.                                  --Shak.
      Thou with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite,
      obeyest.                                 --Milton.
      Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him.
                                               --Macaulay.

  5. \Fawn\, n.
A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. --Shak.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing a fawn in your dream, symbolizes true friends and faithfulness in love.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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