Synonyms of fawn

Noun


1. dun, greyish brown, grayish brown, fawn, light brown

usage: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun"

2. fawn, deer, cervid, young mammal

usage: a young deer

Verb


1. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel, bend, flex

usage: show submission or fear

2. fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up, flatter, blandish

usage: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

3. fawn, give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have

usage: have fawns; "deer fawn"

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Definition and meaning of fawn (Dictionary)