Fraeulein
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of fraulein. alt-of, alternative
"Let Germans marry Yankee girls, and so they’ll win a prize; / Let fraeuleins marry Yankee men. ’twill tend to equalize; / For in such a healthy climate all should heed the first command, / To “be fruitful,” and to “multiply” and “replenish” all the land."
Example
More examples"Let Germans marry Yankee girls, and so they’ll win a prize; / Let fraeuleins marry Yankee men. ’twill tend to equalize; / For in such a healthy climate all should heed the first command, / To “be fruitful,” and to “multiply” and “replenish” all the land."
Etymology
⟨ä⟩ (German Fräulein) spelt as ⟨ae⟩.
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