Fräulein

[ froi-lahyn; English froi-lahyn or, often, fraw-, frou- ]

/ ˈfrɔɪ laɪn; English ˈfrɔɪ laɪn or, often, ˈfrɔ-, ˈfraʊ- /

an unmarried woman.

the conventional German title of respect and term of address for an unmarried woman, corresponding to Miss.

Example sentences from the Web for fraulein

But it was not of love that Humbert and the Fraulein talked.

Long Live the King |Mary Roberts Rinehart
"I will then—to please you," she answered, and went to find Fraulein immediately.

Blue Bonnet in Boston |Caroline E. Jacobs
There was no help to be expected from the Fraulein, for she was as wearied as the girls.

Hester's Counterpart |Jean K. Baird
"Sometimes I think the solution lies in marriage," said Fraulein Sonia.

In a German Pension |Katherine Mansfield

They drank again, except the Fraulein, who disapproved of children being made much of, and only pretended to sip her wine.

Long Live the King |Mary Roberts Rinehart

Fräulein

/ (German ˈfrɔylain, English ˈfrɔːlaɪn, ˈfraʊ-) /

an unmarried German woman: formerly used as a title equivalent to Miss Abbreviation: Frl

from Middle High German vrouwelīn, diminutive of vrouwe lady