Fräulein

[froi-lahyn, froi-lahyn, fraw-, frou-]

noun

German.

plural

Fräulein ,

plural

Fräuleins .

1. an unmarried woman.

2. the conventional German title of respect and term of address for an unmarried woman, corresponding to Miss.

Fräulein

/ ˈfrɔylain, ˈfraʊ-, ˈfrɔːlaɪn /

noun

1. Frl. an unmarried German woman: formerly used as a title equivalent to Miss

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fräulein¹

from Middle High German vrouwelīn , diminutive of vrouwe lady

Example Sentences

I’m never gonna be Mary Poppins or Fräulein Maria, she pointed out, so I needed to quit the perfectionism.

From Slate

My book was called “Fräulein,” which means a sassy kind of woman, which my pictures are about.

From Los Angeles Times

And Benedikt was saying, why don’t you put “dress code: Fräulein” on it?

From Los Angeles Times

Neuwirth, 65, is a Tony Award nominee for her performance as Fräulein Schneider in “Cabaret” and is already a two-time winner for her roles in “Sweet Charity” in 1986 and “Chicago” in 1997.

From New York Times

“Portrait of Fräulein Lieser,” an enigmatic, long-lost 1917 painting by Gustav Klimt, sold Wednesday for 35 million euros with fees, or about $37 million, at the auction house im Kinsky in Vienna.

From New York Times