Milchmädchen
German, noun/ˈmɪlçˌmɛːtçən/
Milchmädchen is spelled M-I-L-C-H-M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Milchmädchen is a German neuter noun meaning “milkmaid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Berufsbezeichnung für junge Frauen, die Kühe melken, Milch verarbeiten und verkaufen”.
What does Milchmädchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermilkmaid
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Berufsbezeichnung für junge Frauen, die Kühe melken, Milch verarbeiten und verkaufen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Milchmädchen
- Milchmädchens genitive
- Milchjunge masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Milchmädchen?
- /ˈmɪlçˌmɛːtçən/
- /-ˌmeːtçən/
- [ˈmɪlçˌmɛːtçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Milchmädchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Milchmädchen in German?
Milchmädchen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).