fräulein

See also: Fräulein, fraulein, and Fraulein

English

Noun

fräulein (plural fräuleins)

1. Alternative spelling of fraulein.
   • 1884, Charles Barnard, “Fräulein Mina Smidt Goes to School”, in Mary Mapes Dodge, editor, St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks, volume XI, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co.; London: F[rederick] Warne & Co., page 870, column 2:

     At that moment, ten little girls came in, some fräuleins and some misses and some mademoiselles.

   • 1965, Finn MacMahon, Post Bellum Blues: The Personal Story of a Soldier in Trouble, The Bodley Head, page 41:

     About seven of us had the lion’s share of the booze, because the ‘zoot-suiters’ were far too busy dancing with the young fräuleins and feeding them sandwiches and Coca-Colas.

   • 2010, Joseph Flynn, Pointy Teeth, Stray Dog Press, →ISBN:

     He was hoping to meet some fräuleins but he met some engineers from Zuffenhausen instead.