fawn
A young deerA young deer.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Don't fawn over him!
Не прогибайся під нього! — deniko
Не треба його улещувати! — deniko
Missy_Hissy · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesA young deer.
Damkalb, Hirschkalb, Rehkitz
оленёнокolenjónok
оленя́ткоolenjátko
a young deer
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
hellbraun, beigebraun, dunkelblond
желтовато-кори́чневыйželtovato-koríčnevyj, па́левыйpálevyj
(intransitive, rare)A servile cringe or bow.
(intransitive)Base flattery.
(obsolete)The young of an animal; a whelp.
Junge
Examples
17 sentencesDon't fawn over him!
Не прогибайся під нього! — deniko
His grandparents fawn on him incessantly.
The fawn bolted from its hiding place.
The fawn blended seamlessly into the foliage.
deDer Faun verschmolz nahtlos mit dem Laubwerk. — Yorwba
The picture shows a doe with her fawns.
deDas Bild zeigt eine Ricke mit ihren Kitzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fawne, fowne, foun, from Old French faon, foon, feon, from Vulgar LatiFrom 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.
From Middle English fawnen, from Old English fagnian, alternative form of fæġnian (“to celebrate”), whence Middle English fainen, English fain. Cognate with Old Norse fagna. See also fain.
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