Plural of fawn
regular plural
The plural of fawn is fawns.
Forms of fawn
| Singular | fawn /fɔːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | fawns |
| Countable | countable |
Fawns in a sentence
- The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.2024 July 23, Lilit Marcus, “Japan may be sick of mass tourism. But the deer in this ancient UNESCO-listed city love it”, in CNN
- Comstock’s dented black Harley-Davidson was parked amid a bevy of bicycles that looked like cowering fawns beside it.2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, Corsair, page 164. From the entry Harley-Davidson
- Like stotting, pronking is a signal of medium excitation and is performed more often by fawns than by adults (1, 16).1991, Richard Estes, The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates, Univ of California Press…. From the entry pronk
- The student from Georgia who took care of fawns climbs atop a batting cage, pulls on leather monkey gloves, sits cross-legged, and waits.2006, Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, →ISBN. From the entry monkey glove
- Table 5 lists 14 does with 1 or both antlers and 4 does and 1 doe fawn with incipient antler pedicels like those on male fawns.1963, Journal of Mammalogy, American Society of Mammalogists, page 87. From the entry pedicel
Meaning of fawn
- noun A young deer.
- noun A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
- noun The young of an animal; a whelp.
Questions about the plural of fawn
- What is the plural of fawn?
- The plural of fawn is fawns.
- Is fawn countable?
- Fawn is a countable noun.
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