Definitions for Fawn

Fawn fawn

Spelling: [fawn]
IPA: /fɔn/

Fawn is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 20 anagrams from letters in Fawn (afnw).

Definitions for Fawn

noun

  1. a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
  2. a light yellowish-brown color.

adjective

  1. light yellowish-brown.

verb (used without object)

  1. (of a doe) to bring forth young.
  2. to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor:
  3. (of a dog) to behave affectionately.

Origin of Fawn

1225-75; Middle English fawn, foun Middle French faon, foun, feon ≪ Vulgar Latin *fētōn-, stem of *fētō offspring, derivative of Latin fētus fetus

Examples for Fawn

I have a pet cat and a chicken, and papa says he will catch me a fawn.

"They have told her to do it," whispered fawn, and stood firm.

fawn ran into the house, brought her jewels, and handed them to her father.

He could have had half the town at his rooms to fawn upon him if he had cared for that sort of thing.

As they could not agree as to who should own the body of the fawn, they fell to blows.

You pet them and fawn on them, and naturally they get conceited.

It is easier to them to fawn than to work, to flatter the great than to follow their example.

The ugly dog began to fawn upon her, but he snarled at everybody else.

The huntsman having seized the fawn, will hand it to the keeper.

He never had at college even; he was as ready to fawn the next day.

Word Value for Fawn
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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