queen mother

queen moth·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kween muhth -er]
- /kwin ˈmʌð ər/
- /kwiːn ˈmʌðə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kween muhth -er]
- /kwin ˈmʌð ər/

Definitions of queen mother words

noun queen mother a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign. 1
noun queen mother mother of a reigning monarch 1
proper noun queen mother The Queen Mother is the mother of a ruling king or queen. 0
noun queen mother the widow of a former king who is also the mother of the reigning sovereign 0
noun queen mother a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign 0

See all 5 definitions of queen mother

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Origin of queen mother

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Queen mother

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Queen mother

queen mother popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% 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.

queen mother usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for queen mother

noun queen mother

queen — Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederick Dannay.

Just one Synonym for queen mother