| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Fräulein |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Fräu·lein |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  froi l n , frou- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German, diminutive of Frau, woman. See Frau.
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