noun
- an adult female deer
- an adult female of certain other animals such as rabbits, hares, or kangaroos
Examples
- The doe carefully watched her fawn as it grazed in the meadow.
- We spotted a doe and her young offspring near the forest edge.
- The hunter waited patiently for a buck, not wanting to shoot a doe.
- A doe bounded gracefully across the hiking trail.
- The doe stood motionless, alert to any signs of danger.
- In spring, does often give birth to one or two fawns.