Definition of Fawn

Noun: fawn fon

A colour or pigment varying around a light grey-brown colour
"she wore fawn";
- dun, greyish brown [Brit, Cdn], grayish brown [US]
A young deer

Verb: fawn fon

Show submission or fear
- crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
Try to gain favour by cringing or flattering
"He is always fawning to his boss";
- toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up, smoodge [Austral]
Have fawns
"deer fawn"