Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queen bee

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: queen bee
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.

noun

The most important or dominant woman in an organization or situation.

Colloquial; Derogatory

noun

Example Sentences

"It is generally believed that the queen bee mates only once in her lifetime."
"She wrote very generously to aspiring women writers, gave them good advice, took time to read their manuscripts and comments, and warmly applauded their successes. There is not a hint of the Queen Bee in the attitude toward other women writers."
"She muttered to her mother, “There's that obnoxious redhead who thought she was the Queen Bee last year when she was a senior!”"

Etymology

From queen + bee. Compare Middle English kyng of been (“queen bee”, literally “king of bees”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

queen bees (plural)

Phrases

queen bee syndrome

Synonyms

beemother

Questions

What does queen bee mean?: A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.
Where does queen bee come from?: From queen + bee. Compare Middle English kyng of been (“queen bee”, literally “king of bees”).

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