Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Literature
Pronounced: GREH-təl(German) GREHT-əl(English)
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Diminutive of
Grete. It is well-known as a character from an 1812 Brothers Grimm fairy tale who is captured, with her brother
Hansel, by a witch. The Grimm's story was based on earlier European folktales.