Frau

[ frou; English frou ]

noun

, German.

, plural Frau·en [frou, -, uh, n], English Fraus [frouz].

1. a married woman; a wife.
2. the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a married woman, corresponding to Mrs.

Frau

/ fraʊ /

noun

1. a married German woman: usually used as a title equivalent to Mrs and sometimes extended to older unmarried women

Word History and Origins

Origin of Frau¹

from Old High German frouwa ; related to Dutch vrouw

Example Sentences

There was Feldmarschall von Hindenburg, the greatest German hero of World War I, and beside him Frau von Hindenburg, his wife.

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The beer frau returns quickly, carrying up to a dozen giant glass steins at a time.

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I think the whole secret of Frau Rappoldi's want of success was that she did not look pretty.

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Frau S. admitted that was true, but at the same time suggested it would be well for him to remember we were not all deaf.

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This time Frau von Meck asked for an original work for violin and pianoforte, and proposed a very extravagant fee in return.

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Old Frau Hazzim died there in peace, blessing the name of the friend of Israel.

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The socks we made out of a shirt which came from the clothes-line of some haus-frau.

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