queen mother
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of queen mother
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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"I love the monarchy so I will wear this to mourn the queen mother."
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Camilla will then be anointed, in a form similar to that of Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother, in 1937.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
There was also the position of the kentake, or queen mother.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It was last brought out in public for the 2002 funeral of the queen mother, the last person to wear it, and the crown rested on a purple velvet pillow atop her coffin.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
Jeanne indicated the queen mother with a finger and whispered to Jacob, “She scares me.”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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