Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of the fawn colour.

    beige, rehbraun

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Don't fawn over him!

    Не прогибайся під нього! — deniko

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  2. His grandparents fawn on him incessantly.

  3. The fawn bolted from its hiding place.

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  4. The fawn blended seamlessly into the foliage.

    deDer Faun verschmolz nahtlos mit dem Laubwerk. — Yorwba

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  5. The picture shows a doe with her fawns.

    deDas Bild zeigt eine Ricke mit ihren Kitzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

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By meaning 1
pertaining to the colour:

Origin

From Middle English fawne, fowne, foun, from Old French faon, foon, feon, from Vulgar Lati

From Middle English fawne, fowne, foun, from Old French faon, foon, feon, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, young”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Displaced native Old English hindċealf (literally “deer calf”). Doublet of fetus.

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Word family

1 related words
Derivedfawn lily

See also

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