queen bee

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kween bee]
- /kwin bi/
- /kwiːn biː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kween bee]
- /kwin bi/

Definitions of queen bee words

noun queen bee a fertile female bee. 1
noun queen bee a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position. 1
noun queen bee the fertile female bee in a hive 0
noun queen bee a woman in a position of dominance or ascendancy over her peers or associates 0

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Origin of queen bee

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10

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Parts of speech for Queen bee

noun

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adverb

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conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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queen bee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for queen bee

noun queen bee

bee — A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting.
bumblebee — A bumblebee is a large hairy bee.
butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
butterfly — A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
contessa — an Italian countess

All 19 Synonyms of queen bee