Fräuleinの英語

Fräulein ( German pronunciation (help·info): [frɔɪlaɪn]) (literally, "little woman" or "little Mrs.") is the German language honorific previously used for unmarried women, comparable to Miss in English. Fräulein is the diminutive form of Frau, which was previously reserved only for married women. Since the 1970s, Fräulein has come to be used less often, and was banned from official use in Germany in 1972 by the German Minister of the Interior. Nowadays, style guides and dictionaries recommend that all women be addressed as Frau regardless of marital status, particularly in formal situations. German dictionary Duden, for instance, notes that women should only be addressed as Fräulein when they specifically request this form of address.