doe
doe Lexical Profile
doe Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An adult female deer, especially of species such as the fallow deer, roe deer, or white-tailed deer, typically lacking antlers.
"A cautious doe stepped out of the forest clearing with two spotted fawns following closely behind her."
An adult female of various other small or medium-sized mammals whose males are called bucks, including rabbits, hares, kangaroos, ferrets, goat-antelopes, and mice.
"The rabbit breeder placed the expectant doe in a quiet hutch lined with fresh straw."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'doe' (a female deer or rabbit) with its homophones 'dough' (unbaked bread mixture or slang for money) and 'do' (the first note of the musical scale).
• Rhymes for doe
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English dā ('female fallow deer'), possibly derived from a Proto-Germanic root related to brown or dappled coloring, or a Celtic borrowing.