Fräulein
Americannoun
plural
Fräulein,plural
Fräuleins-
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
Etymology
Origin of Fräulein
from Middle High German vrouwelīn , diminutive of vrouwe lady
Example Sentences
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There was a young Fräulein, a cutie, Who met a young prince from Djibouti.
From Washington Post • May 17, 2018
Ms. Rankin, last seen on Broadway as Fräulein Kost in “Cabaret,” gives a breakthrough performance as the outgoing Charlotte, who is nevertheless more sensitive than she at first appears.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2015
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
Fräulein Engel will confirm that I burst out laughing when I read that.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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