fawn on

fawn (up)on someone

Fig. to praise and flatter someone. Aunt Mabel fawned on the new baby till the poor child was rescued by her mother. I hate the way our aunts fawn on us at family gatherings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Semyon	sye-MYON, see-MYON	Russian
Ariane	a-ree-AHN (French), ah-ree-AH-nə (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch
Dagon	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Sharif	-	Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Malay
Efua	-	Western African, Akan
LiÊN	-	Vietnamese