Fraeulein

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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