I. ˈfrau̇, ˈfrō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English frowe, from Middle Dutch vrouwe lady, woman; akin to Old High German frouwa mistress, lady — more at frau
1.
a. : a Dutch or German woman
b. : woman , wife , housewife
I'm not going to settle down into a frow until I've had some fun — Joyce Cary
a crocodile-hided … old frow — A.M.Mizener
2.
a. obsolete : maenad , bacchante
b. dialect Britain : an untidy messy woman ; specifically : one of loose morals
II. ˈfrō
variant of froe