/ fɔːn; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb
■ adjective
light yellowish-brown in colour :
a fawn coat
■ noun
1.
[ C ] a deer less than one year old
2.
[ U ] a light yellowish-brown colour
■ verb
[ v ] fawn (on / over sb) ( disapproving ) to try to please sb by praising them or paying them too much attention
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WORD ORIGIN
adjective and noun late Middle English : from Old French faon , based on Latin fetus offspring; compare with fetus .
verb Old English fagnian make or be glad , of Germanic origin; related to fain .