Frau

/fraʊ/ noun

Definition

German title for a married woman; Mrs.

Etymology

German 'Frau' meaning 'woman, wife'

Kelly Says

Frau rhymes with 'how' - that's how you address a German married lady!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሴት
ARالعربية
السيدة
BNবাংলা
মহিলা
CACatalà
dona
CSČeština
paní
DADansk
fru
DEDeutsch
Frau
ELΕλληνικά
κυρία
ESEspañol
señora
FAفارسی
بانو
FISuomi
rouva
FRFrançais
femme
GUGU
સ્ત્રી
HAHA
mace
HEעברית
אישה
HIहिन्दी
महिला
HUMagyar
asszony
IDBahasa Indonesia
nyonya
IGIG
nwanyị
ITItaliano
signora
JA日本語
夫人
KKKK
әйел
KMKM
ស្ត្រី
KO한국어
여자
MRMR
स्त्री
MSBahasa Melayu
nyonya
MYမြန်မာ
မိန်းမ
NLNederlands
vrouw
NONorsk
fru
PAPA
ਔਰਤ
PLPolski
pani
PTPortuguês
mulher
RORomână
doamnă
RUРусский
госпожа
SVSvenska
fru
SWKiswahili
mama
TAதமிழ்
பெண்
TEతెలుగు
మహిళ
THไทย
สุภาพสตรี
TLTL
babae
TRTürkçe
Frau
UKУкраїнська
пані
URاردو
خاتون
VITiếng Việt
phu nữ
YOYO
obinrin
ZH中文
夫人
ZUZU
umfazi

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

German honorific explicitly gendered female. Historically tied to marital status expectations; perpetuated assumption about women's primary social role.

Inclusive Usage

Use name or professional title. Match individual's stated preference for address.

Inclusive Alternatives

["Ms.","Dr.","name","professional title"]

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