Doe vs. Fawn — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Doe and Fawn
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Doe
A female deer, especially a female roe, fallow deer, or reindeer.
Fawn
A young deer in its first year
A six-month-old roe fawn
Doe
A female deer.
Fawn
A light brown colour
A fawn dress
Soft shades of pale green and fawn
Doe
The female of various other mammals, such as antelopes, kangaroos, mice, or rabbits.
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Fawn
(of a deer) produce young
The forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning
Doe
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope, (less commonly goat as nanny is also used).
Fawn
(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour
Congressmen fawn over the President
Doe
A female rabbit.
Fawn
To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
Doe
A female hare.
Fawn
To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
Doe
A female squirrel.
Fawn
A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
Doe
A female kangaroo.
Fawn
A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.
Doe
A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female of other animals, as the rabbit. See the Note under Buck.
Fawn
A young deer.
Doe
The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
Fawn
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
Doe
Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
Fawn
(obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
Fawn
(rare) A servile cringe or bow.
Fawn
Base flattery.
Fawn
Of the fawn colour.
Fawn
(intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
Fawn
(intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
Fawn
(intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
Fawn
To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
Fawn
A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.
Fawn
The young of an animal; a whelp.
[The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns.
Fawn
A fawn color.
Fawn
A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
Fawn
Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
Fawn
To bring forth a fawn.
Fawn
To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; - often followed by on or upon.
You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds.
Thou with trembling fear,Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest.
Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him.
Fawn
A color varying around light grayish brown;
She wore a dun raincoat
Fawn
Young deer
Fawn
Show submission or fear
Fawn
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;
He is always kowtowing to his boss
Fawn
Have fawns;
Deer fawn
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