intransitive verb

1. to show friendliness by licking hands, wagging its tail, etc.: said of a dog
2. to try to gain favor by acting servilely; cringe and flatter courtiers fawning on a king
3. to show affection in a solicitous or exaggerated way: usually with over

Etymology: ME faunen < OE fagnian < fagen, var. of fægen: see fain

noun

1. a young deer less than one year old
2. a pale, yellowish brown

Etymology: ME < OFr faon, feon < LL *feto (gen. *fetonis), young animal, child < L fetus: see fetus

adjective

intransitive verb, transitive verb