doe en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /dəʊ/ (UK)
- dō (US)
- /doʊ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English do (“(female) fallow deer”), from Old English dā, from Proto-West Germanic *daihā (“female deer, mother deer”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck (milk), to suckle”). Cognate with Middle Scots da, dae (“female fallow deer”), Danish då (“fallow deer”), Sanskrit धेनु (dhenú, “cow, milk-cow”), Old English dēon (“to suckle”), Old English delu (“teat”). Related also to female, filial, fetus.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).
A doe from round a spruce stood looking at them Across the wall, as near the wall as they. She saw them in their field, they her in hers.
1923 October, Robert Frost, “[Grace Notes.] Two Look at Two.”, in New Hampshire […], New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 95: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:
- (countable, specifically, uncountable) A female fallow deer.
- (countable, uncountable) A female rabbit or hare.
- (countable, uncountable) A female squirrel.
- (countable, uncountable) A female kangaroo.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| does | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| doe | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
doe eyes · blue doe · doe party · doe-eyed · doey · doeling · doelike · doeskin
Synonyms
blue flyer (female kangaroo) · hind (female deer)
Translations (166)
ja 雌 (female deer) · sq femër (female deer) · eo sciurino (female squirrel) · pl samica daniel (female fallow deer) · sh veverica (female squirrel) · oc cèrvia (female deer) · tl libay (female deer) · el κουνέλα (female rabbit) · ru бельчи́ха (female squirrel) · cs srna (female roe deer) · enm do (female fallow deer) · cy iyrches (female roe deer) · sh košuta (female deer) · vo jiyat (female squirrel) · sq sutë (female deer) · ru ва́женка (female deer) · ru са́мка оле́ня (female deer) · br bizourc'h (female roe deer) · my သမင်မ (female deer) · it cerva (female deer) · ga eilit (female deer) · it scoiattolo femmina (female squirrel) · cy cwningen fenyw (female rabbit) · he אַיֶּלֶת (female deer) · ru крольчи́ха (female rabbit) · io leporino (female hare) · pl królica (female rabbit) · bg сърна́ (female deer) · el λαγουδίνα (female hare) · fr chevrette (female roe deer) · kmk bakot (female deer) · nl damherthinde (female fallow deer) · es cierva (female deer) · rup cãprioarã (female deer) · pl wiewiórka (female squirrel) · hy եղնիկ (female deer) · es ardilla (female squirrel) · fa آهو ماده (female deer) · de Hindin (female deer) · nb rå (female roe deer) · fy wyfkehart (female deer) · hu dámvadtehén (female fallow deer) · da rå (female roe deer) · ro iepuroaică (female hare) · eo leporino (female hare) · dsb jelenica (female deer) · nb hind (female deer) · hu nőstény mókus (female squirrel) · wa bih (female deer) · fro bisse (female deer) · sk laň (female deer) · sh кошута (female deer) · sh срна (female deer) · io daimino (female fallow deer) · pl kangurzyca (female kangaroo) · hu nőstény nyúl (female rabbit) · ar ظَبْيَة (female deer) · he אַיָּלָה (female deer) · nv bįįhtsaʼii (female deer) · fr daine (female fallow deer) · fi naarasorava (female squirrel) · nl moerhaas (female hare) · nl voedster (female rabbit) · cs králice (female rabbit) · hu nőstény kenguru (female kangaroo) · it lepre femmina (female hare) · da hind (female deer) · fi kengurunaaras (female kangaroo) · lb Hirschkou (female deer) · cmn 麀 (female deer) · de Damhirschkuh (female fallow deer) · mk срна (female deer) · de Ricke (female roe deer) · hu szarvastehén (female deer) · nl hinde (female deer) · ro ciută (female deer) · ml പേടമാന് (female deer) · ga coinín baineann (female rabbit) · eo damaino (female fallow deer) · gd maoiseach (female deer) · sh zečica (female hare) · bg кошута (female fallow deer) · ru са́мка кенгуру́ (female kangaroo) · nb kolle (female fallow deer) · cy iyrchell (female roe deer) · eo kuniklino (female rabbit) · fi naarasjänis (female hare) · fi vaadin (female deer) · eo cervino (female deer) · cmn 母鹿 (female deer) · ru оле́ниха (female deer) · vo jikangur (female kangaroo) · pt corça (female deer) · de Häsin (female hare) · oj waawaashkesh (female deer) · la cerva (female deer) · fr biche (female deer) · fi naaraskani (female rabbit) · sq sorkadhe (female roe deer) · ang hind (female deer) · hu nőstény nyúl (female hare) · sk srna (female deer) · twf pę̀łȉwéna (female deer) · sv hind (female deer) · cmn 雌鹿 (female deer) · cs ramlice (female hare) · nl reegeit (female roe deer) · ru олени́ха (female deer) · gd ban-choinean (female rabbit) · pt coelha (female rabbit) · pl zajęczyca (female hare) · pl sarna (female roe deer) · cs daněla (female fallow deer) · cy cwningen fenyw (female hare) · da då (female fallow deer) · ro căprioară (female roe deer) · fr lapine (female rabbit) · gd maoiseach (female fallow deer) · nl moer (female rabbit) · eo kapreolino (female roe deer) · ru бе́лка (female squirrel) · fi vaadin (female roe deer) · de Hinde (female deer) · sq leperushë (female deer) · sh веверица (female squirrel) · sq drenushë (female deer) · it coniglia (female rabbit) · nb hind (dåhind) (female fallow deer) · sv harhona (female hare) · ro cerboaică (female deer) · pt lebre (female hare) · pl łania (female deer) · io cervino (female deer) · es coneja (female rabbit) · sh куница (female rabbit) · de Rehgeiß (female roe deer) · cs ramlice (female rabbit) · pi becia (female deer) · ast venada (female deer) · hu őzsuta (female roe deer) · fi vaadin (female fallow deer) · cs zaječice (female hare) · it daina (female fallow deer) · fi naarashirvi (moose) (female deer) · nv bįįhʼáád (female deer) · ja 麀 (female deer) · uga 𐎓𐎊𐎍𐎚 (female deer) · hi हिरनी (female deer) · ast gama (female fallow deer) · cs laň (female deer) · br yourc'hez (female roe deer) · eo kanguruino (female kangaroo) · ga giorria baineann (female hare) · tr maral (female deer) · de Hirschkuh (female deer) · hu dámszarvastehén (female fallow deer) · ru зайчи́ха (female hare) · sh kunica (female rabbit) · sh зечица (female hare) · fr hase (female hare) · vo jikrolig (female rabbit) · vo jiliev (female hare) · sq kaprolle (female roe deer) · sh srna (female deer) · vo jistäg (female deer) · el ελαφίνα (female deer)