flatter vs fawn

flatter is not a noun while fawn is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flatter	No	No	Yes	No
fawn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fawn is a hyponym of flatter; that is, fawn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flatter:

Other hyponyms of flatter include soft-soap, adulate, stroke, bootlick, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle, brown-nose, butter up.

flatter (noun)	fawn (noun)
	a young deer
	a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

flatter (verb)	fawn (verb)
praise somewhat dishonestly	have fawns
	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
	show submission or fear