fraulein

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  1. mademoiselle
  2. mammy
  3. governess
Noun
  • Doja also matches the vibe of a mademoiselle while putting her French to the test and posing for photos in front of the Eiffel Tower.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of mademoiselle
Noun
  • The board also bears an imprint featuring the British slave ship Brookes with a Black mammy superimposed over it.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
  • These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
    — Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of mammy
Noun
  • Upon her arrival, staff begin to disappear, leading to suspicions that something may be amiss with the new governess.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Lowen is a literary equivalent of a governess, hired to take charge of a body of writing rather than the Crawfords’ only remaining child, Crew (Brady Wagner), whose twin sister drowned in an accident that kicked off the family’s tragedies.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of governess
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