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Fräu⋅lein

  [froi-lahyn; Eng. froi-lahyn or, often, fraw-, frou-]
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–noun, plural Fräu⋅lein. English. Fräu⋅leins. German.
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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Fräu·lein   (froi'līn', 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.]
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