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fawn (verb, noun):
verb
1: to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
2: to show affection
noun
1: a young deer
2: a light grayish brown
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Language lovers, rejoice! If you’re the sort of person who fawns over etymology (one of the best sorts of people, in our opinion), then you’ll be glad to know the story of fawn: it comes ultimately from the Old English adjective fægen or fagan, meaning “glad,” by way of Old English fagnian, meaning “to rejoice.” Note that this fawn is not, despite appearances, related to the noun fawn that refers to a young deer. For that we can thank the Latin noun fetus, meaning “offspring.”
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