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Meaning of Fawn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
fɔːn

Definitions

  1. A servile cringe or bow.
  2. A young deer.
  3. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
  4. Base flattery.
  5. The young of an animal; a whelp.

Equivalents

Български лаская ма́лко
Català cervatell
Cymraeg cynffonna elain
Dansk logre
Esperanto cervido
فارسی گودر
Français faon flagorner ramper
Gàidhlig agh laogh
Galego cervato
עברית עפר
日本語 子鹿 淡黄褐色
한국어 새끼사슴
Latina adulor hinnuleus
Македонски срнче
Slovenčina srna
Svenska kalv kid lisma
Українська оленя

Examples

“The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.”
“she [the tigress] rageth upon the shore and the sands, for the losse of her fawnes”

CEFR level

C2
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