fawn

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
2. v. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
3. n. A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
4. n. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To show fondness or desire in the manner of a dog or other animal; manifest pleasure or gratitude, or court notice or favor, by demonstrative actions, especially by crouching, licking the hand, or the like; act caressingly and submissively: absolutely or with on or upon.
2. To flatter meanly; use blandishments; act servilely; cringe and bow to gain favor: used absolutely or with on or upon.
3. To show fondness toward in the manner of a dog; act servilely toward; cringe to.
4. n. A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery.
5. n. A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year.
6. n. The young of some other animal.
7. To bring forth a fawn.
8. n. The color of the fawn; a light yellowish brown.

Wiktionary

1. n. A young deer.
2. n. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
3. adj. Of the fawn colour.
4. v. To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
5. v. To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
6. v. To wag its tail, to show devotion.

GNU Webster's 1913

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

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a young deer
2. v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
3. v. have fawns
4. v. show submission or fear
5. n. a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color