Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "doe" ita ce barewa, musamman ma macen Capreolus ko Odocoileus, yawanci mai launin ja-launin ruwan kasa ko launin toka. Har ila yau, kalmar tana iya nufin zomo, zomo, ko wasu dabbobi makamantansu. Bugu da ƙari, ana iya amfani da "doe" don komawa ga mace gabaɗaya, musamman a yanayin takaddun doka ko a cikin waƙa.