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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraulein
Noun
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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
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The 1965 musical featuring Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as Capt. von Trapp is about a young woman studying to become a nun who is sent to be the governess for a family with seven children.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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In the evenings, Vincent embarks on a surreptitious love affair with Arthur, a soldier on leave — who's also the son of Vincent's governess.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Fraulein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraulein. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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