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Kosewort
     1. n. term of endearment (word or phrase expressing affection)
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Babys
     1. n. genitive singular of Baby
     2. n. plural of Baby
     Baby
          1. n. baby (infant)
          2. n. (music, or slang) baby (term of endearment for a lover)
Mädchen
     1. n-n. girl
     2. n-n. maiden
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Frauen
     1. en:womenn. plural of Frau
     Frau
          1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
          2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
                Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
          3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
                Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
          4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
                Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
          5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
                Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
                Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
                Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
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