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Fräulein

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Fräu·lein  (froiln, frou-)
n. pl. Fräulein Abbr. Frl.
1. Used as a courtesy title in a German-speaking area before the name of an unmarried woman or girl.
2. fräulein Used as a form of polite address for a girl or young woman in a German-speaking area.
3. Chiefly British A German governess.
[German, diminutive of Frau, woman; see Frau.]
Fräulein (German) [ˈfrɔylain (English) ˈfrɔːlaɪn ˈfraʊ-]
n pl -lein English, -leins
an unmarried German woman: formerly used as a title equivalent to Miss Abbreviation Frl
[from Middle High German vrouwelīn, diminutive of vrouwe lady]


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