doe

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /doʊ/ UK /dəʊ/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like though /ð/ vs /d/ Sounds like da /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

noun
a female deer, rabbit, or hare

A doe and her fawn stepped cautiously into the clearing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a female deer, rabbit, or hare hind

Opposites

buck stag hart

Word family

Related forms fawn

Etymology

From Old English da ('doe, female deer'), of uncertain further origin, possibly related to Latin dama ('deer').

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Topics

Animals

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# doe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /doʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /dəʊ/

## Meanings
1. a female deer, rabbit, or hare

## Examples
- A doe and her fawn stepped cautiously into the clearing.

## Synonyms
- hind

## Antonyms
- buck
- stag
- hart

## Related Forms
- fawn

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: da

## Etymology
From Old English da ('doe, female deer'), of uncertain further origin, possibly related to Latin dama ('deer').

## AI Etymology
Doe is from Old English da ('doe, female deer'), of uncertain further origin, possibly related to Latin dama ('deer'). The immediate etymological form is Old English da. In present use as a noun, it means "a female deer, rabbit, or hare", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Because the origin is uncertain, the safest account is descriptive: the attested senses can be explained, but the ultimate formation remains unresolved. Related words include fawn. Its contrast set includes buck, stag, and hart, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Animals

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