Definition of fawn

• n. - A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.
• n. - The young of an animal; a whelp.
• n. - A fawn color.
• a. - Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
• v. i. - To bring forth a fawn.
• v. i. - To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
• n. - A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.