doe

[ doh ]
/ doʊ /
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noun, plural does, (especially collectively) doe.

the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.

Origin of doe

before 1000; Middle English do, Old English dā; cognate with Danish daa; akin to Old English dēon to suck

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH doe

doe dough

Words nearby doe

dodgy, dodo, dodo split, dodoma, dodona, doe, doe-eyed, doek, doenitz, doer, doer and gone

Definition for doe (2 of 2)

DOE

Department of Energy.
Also d.o.e. depends on experience; depending on experience: used in stating a salary range in help-wanted ads.

Words related to doe

rodent, hare, bunny, buck, cony, capon, cuniculus, cottontail, chinchilla, lapin, coney, lagomorph

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British Dictionary definitions for doe (1 of 3)

doe
/ (dəʊ) /

noun plural does or doe

the female of the deer, hare, rabbit, and certain other animals

Word Origin for doe

Old English dā; related to Old English dēon to suck, Sanskrit dhēnā cow

British Dictionary definitions for doe (2 of 3)

Doe
/ (dəʊ) /

noun

law (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law See also Roe
John Doe or Jane Doe US an unknown or unidentified male or female person

British Dictionary definitions for doe (3 of 3)

DOE

DoE

abbreviation for

(in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment
(in the US) Department of Energy