Fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention.
Fawn verb [i] (praise) to give someone a lot of attention and praise in order to get that person’s approval: There are three meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun fawn, one of which is labelled obsolete A young deer, especially an unweaned one.
To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior [middle english faunen, from old english fagnian, to rejoice, from fagen, fægen, glad.] fawn′er n. Discover everything about the word fawn in english To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
A fawn is a baby deer If you flatter that deer to win their friendship by saying what pretty white spots you have! then you are fawning over it
