doe

Meanings

Noun

• A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope, (less commonly goat as nanny is also used).
• A female rabbit.
• A female hare.
• A female squirrel.
• A female kangaroo.

Adverb

• though

Related

Similar words

• hind
• blue flyer

Origin

• From Middle English do, from Old English dā ("female deer"), from Proto-Germanic *dajjǭ ("female deer, mother deer"), from Proto-Germanic *dajjaną ("to suckle"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ("to suck (milk), to suckle").
• Cognate with Scots da, dae, Alemannic German te ("doe"), Danish då ("deer, doe"), Sanskrit धेनु ("cow, milk-cow"), Old English dēon ("to suckle"), Old English delu ("teat"). Related also to female, filial, fetus.