Fawn1. (n.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.
2. (n.) The young of an animal; a whelp.
3. (n.) A fawn color.
4. (a.) of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
5. (v. i.) To bring forth a fawn.
6. (v. i.) To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
7. (n.) A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
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