Fräulein

American  

[froi-lahyn, froi-lahyn, fraw-, frou-] / ˈfrɔɪ laɪn, ˈfrɔɪ laɪn, ˈfrɔ-, ˈfraʊ- /

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.

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Fräulein British  

/ ˈfrɔylain, ˈfraʊ-, ˈfrɔːlaɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Fräulein

from Middle High German vrouwelīn , diminutive of vrouwe lady

Example Sentences

“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 • Apr. 24, 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