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.
See also: fawn, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AsunciÓNah-soon-THYON (Spanish), ah-soon-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Comgan-Irish
Ural-Bashkir
HalldÓRa-Icelandic
Reene-English (Rare)
Vitalis-Late Roman