fraulein

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraulein
Noun
  • The mammy stereotype, which desexualized both dark skinned enslaved and free women (who were often in domestic roles), made muting Black beauty the norm.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Toxic archetypes of Black womanhood—the mammy, the Black matriarch, the jezebel (or the Scraggle Daggle, in SYSBM parlance), and the welfare mother—are all alive and well in the Black Manosphere.
    Nicole Young, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • The roles of teacher or governess are the only respectable options open to the young women.
    Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Julie Andrews as Maria Andrews starred as Maria, the precocious and inspirational governess who helps the von Trapp kids learn to embrace music and family — and later becomes their stepmother.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Fraulein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraulein. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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