vrouw
Americannoun
plural
vrouwen,plural
vrouws-
a woman; wife; lady.
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(used as a title before the name of a married woman) Mrs.
Example Sentences
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At one point in the video, referencing a common segment on her channel, de Jager announced that her "Dutch Word of the Day" was vrouw - meaning woman.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2020
With her flower-blue eyes and corn-colored hair hanging in two braids from under her cute little cap she was a miniature Dutch vrouw.
From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Halsey, Rena I.
She took heart on hearing May’s low whistle near her, for he soon guessed the hiding-place of his keen-witted vrouw, and, descending beside her, set her fears at rest.
From Jasper Lyle by Ward, Harriet
But he pestered the vrouw nearly to death with his speeches and grimaces, called her his angel, his deliverer, and what not.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
“No, no,” briskly responded Cornelis, with a sly look towards the room where the vrouw still sat.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
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