# das Fritzchen

das Fritzchen is a German noun meaning “a name for a young child often used in a certain kind of joke”. Forms: des Fritzchens, die Fritzchen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Fritzchens
- Plural: die Fritzchen

## Meanings

1. a name for a young child often used in a certain kind of joke
   - “Geben Sie mir bitte ein Kilo Milch”, sagt Fritzchen zum Händler. “Das heißt aber Liter”. “Ach, nicht mehr Milch?” — “Please give me a kilo of milk”, Fritzchen says to the salesclerk. “You mean liter.” “Oh, it’s not called milk any more?”
2. a small cushion (about 40 × 40 cm)

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