Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gyne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: gy-ne
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.

noun

Informal

noun

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”). Doublet of quean and queen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gynes (plural)

Derived Forms

macrogyne monogyne polygyne pseudogyne

Questions

What does gyne mean?: The primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees), those destined to become queens.
Where does gyne come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”). Doublet of quean and queen.

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