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- [kween bee]
- /kwin bi/
- /kwiːn biː/
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Queen bee
noun
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preposition
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determiner
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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 61% 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 bee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
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