fawn
Spotted forest baby
A fawn is a young deer, typically in its first year.
The soft tan color of a young deer's coat gives the color name: fawn-colored upholstery.
Separately, to fawn is to seek favor through excessive flattery or attention: assistants fawning over the celebrity.
The two words share a spelling but not an origin.
Servile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- grovelHumble oneself servilely
- kowtowExcessive deference shown physically
- bootlickFlatter servilely for gain
ingratiate · obsequious · servile · simpering · apple-polish · brown-nose · curry favor · butter up
Antlered hoofed mammal
newborn · offspring · Bambi · nursing · wobbly · leggy · innocent · vulnerable
sycophant
Servile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- grovelHumble oneself servilely
- kowtowExcessive deference shown physically
bootlick · ingratiate · obsequious · servile · simpering · apple-polish · brown-nose · curry favor · butter up · flattery
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
calf · newborn · offspring · Bambi · nursing · wobbly · leggy · innocent · vulnerable · delicate
tan
Yellowish-brown hue
sand · buff · taupe · tawny · caramel · biscuit · oatmeal · ecru · umber · sepia
dappled
Marked with spots
flecked · stippled · brindled · piebald · pinto · camouflage · markings · coat · hide
- fawn overFlatter excessively for favor
- fawn uponFlatter excessively for favor
- fawn responseSurvival through appeasement