| fawn | (noun) a young deer | - |
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| (noun) a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color | Synonyms: dun, grayish brown, greyish brown |
| (verb) have fawns | - |
| (verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | Synonyms: bootlick, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle |
| (verb) show submission or fear | Synonyms: cower, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel |
| fawner | (noun) someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | Synonyms: apple polisher, bootlicker, groveler, groveller, truckler |
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| fawning | (adjective) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | Synonyms: bootlicking, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish |
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| (adjective) attempting to win favor by flattery | Synonyms: bootlicking, sycophantic, toadyish |