fräulein
Young German woman
Fräulein is a German word for an unmarried woman or young lady, roughly equivalent to "miss." It was once the standard form of address for unmarried women in German-speaking countries but has fallen out of favor, now considered old-fashioned or condescending—much as English speakers moved away from addressing adult women as "Miss." In English contexts, it appears in period pieces or when evoking Germanic settings: The fräulein brought us our drinks.
Unmarried female's honorific
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- HeidiGerman girl's name
- MunichBavaria's largest city
Berlin · Vienna · Goethe · Rhine · Alps · German · Deutschland · Austrian
One in number
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- unwedNot hitched
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
unattached · eligible · young woman · nubile · marriageable · available · betrothed · courtship
Old and outdated
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- vintageQuality from past eras
quaint · anachronistic · old-world · Victorian · Edwardian · pre-war · nostalgic · bygone
Unmarried female's honorific
- Ms.Woman's universal honorific
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- damselOld-fashioned maiden
- young ladyYouthful female person
gentlewoman · governess · debutante · ingenue · lady · lass · girl · young woman
Miss
Unmarried female's honorific
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- HeidiGerman girl's name
Munich · Berlin · Vienna · Goethe · Rhine · Alps · German · Deutschland · Austrian · Swiss
single
One in number
bachelorette · unattached · eligible · young woman · nubile · marriageable · available · betrothed · courtship · suitor
antiquated
Old and outdated
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- obsoleteNo longer in use
vintage · quaint · anachronistic · old-world · Victorian · Edwardian · pre-war · nostalgic · bygone · historic
Miss
Unmarried female's honorific
young lady · gentlewoman · governess · debutante · ingenue · lady · lass · girl · young woman