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fawn

[fawn] / fɔn /
NOUN
baby deer
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He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

One of his favorite moves is to humiliate people who are dumb enough to fawn over him.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

The 18 month-old fawn coloured XL bully is in an enclosed field Danielle has hired for his use near their South Tyneside home.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

Some are catching up with old friends and co-stars, some are kissing their dates in plain sight and some fawn over the cool kids they haven’t yet met.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

They kept their heads down and entered the swell of people filling the rotunda, ignoring the Zemeni fawn who tried to direct them to the other side of the room.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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