female (queen) bee

female (queen) bee
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  • Queen bee — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • queen bee — queen′ bee′ n. 1) ent a fertile female bee 2) cvb sex a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position • Etymology: 1600–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • queen bee — ► NOUN 1) the single reproductive female in a colony of honeybees. 2) informal a dominant woman in a group …   English terms dictionary

  • Queen bee — For other uses, see Queen bee (disambiguation). Carniolan queen bee with attendants on a honeycomb. The term queen bee is typically used to refer to an adult, mated female that lives in a honey bee colony or hive; she is usually the mother of… …   Wikipedia

  • Queen Bee (film) — Infobox Film name = Queen Bee image size = caption = DVD cover director = Ranald MacDougall producer = Jerry Wald writer = Novel: Edna L. Lee Screenplay: Ranald MacDougall narrator = starring = Joan Crawford John Ireland Betsy Palmer Barry… …   Wikipedia

  • queen bee — noun a) A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees. It is generally believed that the queen bee mates only once in her lifetime. b) The most important or dominant woman in an organisation or situation. She muttered to her …   Wiktionary

  • queen bee — noun fertile egg laying female bee • Hypernyms: ↑queen • Member Holonyms: ↑Apoidea, ↑superfamily Apoidea …   Useful english dictionary

  • queen bee — 1. a fertile female bee. See illus. under bee. 2. a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position. [1600 10] * * * …   Universalium

  • queen bee — noun 1》 the single reproductive female in a colony of honeybees. 2》 informal a woman with a dominant or controlling position …   English new terms dictionary

  • Queen — Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the sovereign of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Queen apple — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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