fawn
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- noun
- /fɔn/
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- The deer had a fawn.
- fawns per female
- buck fawns
- number of fawns
He comes out like a little fawn, like he barely walked and he hadn't seen that.
- He comes out like a little fawn, like he barely walked and he hadn't seen that.
Examples
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The little deer, a last year's fawn, paddled frantically, with crazed eyes.
Fiction book (2000) -
Well, I don't believe I've ever seen a more likely looking pair of fawns.
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Big Ed picked me up like a baby fawn and brought me back here.
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And so one time when I was back there, I found a a baby fawn that was just by itself on her lawn.
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I thought a fawn was a baby deer.
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And it seemed that the doe understood we would let the fawn finish; we were in no hurry.
Fiction book (1996) -
The doe turned and jumped away, and led her fawn to safety.
Fiction book (1993) -
Finally, the fawn looked up and saw us, and it bolted, frightened, into the woods.
Fiction book (1996) -
We have two fawns that we know of: a doe fawn and a buck fawn.
Blog text (18) -
Last summer, I saw a fawn grazing in the meadow near my house.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wild animal with hooves and antlers that lives in forests and fields
Compounds
- US
A small wildflower that grows in woods with hanging creamy white or yellow flowers and spotted leaves
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fawn for a young deer comes from the old French word faon meaning 'young animal'. So a fawn is simply a young deer.