I. fawn 1 /fɔːn $ fɒːn/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: faon 'young animal' , from Latin fetus ; ⇨ ↑ fetus ]
1 . [countable] a young ↑ deer
2 . [uncountable] a pale yellow-brown colour
II. fawn 2 BrE AmE adjective
having a pale yellow-brown colour
III. fawn 3 BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: fagnian 'to show great happiness' , from fægen ; FAIN ]
to praise someone and be friendly to them in an insincere way, because you want them to like you or give you something
fawn on/over
I refused to fawn over her or flatter her.
—fawning adjective