Frau

Definitions of Frau
  1. noun
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    synonyms: Ehefrau, Gattin
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    Ehemann, Gatte, Mann
    a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
    types:
    Hausfrau
    a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
    Matrone
    a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
  2. noun
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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    Mann
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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    Weib
    slang term for a woman
    Dame
    a woman of refinement
    Sirene
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    Stationspfleger, Stationsschwester
    a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
    Mätresse
    an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
    Ehefrau, Gattin
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    Callgirl
    a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone
    Tusnelda, Tussi
    informal terms for a (young) woman
    Hausfrau
    a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
    Matrone
    a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
    type of:
    Erwachsener
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
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