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family and relationships marriage and civil unionsWhat is Fraulein German?
A scene in post-war Germany:AFräulein (a Miss, unmarried woman) in anAmericangarden club. The large number of attractive young womeninGermany resulted in the notion of theFräuleinwunder(literally: Miracle of the Miss).
Correspondingly, what is the difference between Frau and Fraulein?
Unmarried women of any age were addressed withthediminutive form of Frau, i.e. – We are referringtothe titles “Frau” (Mrs.)and“Fräulein” (Miss)*, which are commonlyusedto differentiate between married and unmarried membersofthe female sex.
Consequently, what is the male version of Fraulein?
A 'Fräulein' is therefore a little'Frau'.Interestingly, no equivalent exists for men.Anunmarried man was never addressed as 'Herrchen', the diminutiveof'Herr'.
Definition of fräulein. 1 capitalized :anunmarried German woman —used as a title equivalenttoMiss.