Fräulein
Americannoun
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an unmarried woman.
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the conventional German title of respect and term of address for an unmarried woman, corresponding to Miss.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Fräulein
from Middle High German vrouwelīn , diminutive of vrouwe lady
Example Sentences
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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 • May 18, 2024
There was a young Fräulein, a cutie, Who met a young prince from Djibouti.
From Washington Post • May 17, 2018
And it’s hard to render that much more literal than in a season among the misshapen, multi-appendaged, chicken-head-biting denizens of Fräulein Elsa’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
From Time • Oct. 8, 2014
Fräulein Aussem, wearing an eyeshade and a pre occupied air, looked a little like Mrs. Helen Wills Moody.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Guten Tag, Fräulein Engel,” he said cordially, and she dropped her cigarette and crushed it out with her foot and straightened her back and her coat collar all in a rush of practiced panic.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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