queen bee

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noun

a fertile female bee.
a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position.

Origin of queen bee

First recorded in 1600–10

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Related Words for queen bee

girl, queen, adult, female, drone, bumblebee, matron, doll, empress, bitch, rib, broad, dame, babe, baroness, petticoat, mistress, noblewoman, bag, missus

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Historical Examples of queen bee

The Queen-Bee is the only perfect female in the hive, and all the eggs are laid by her.
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee
L. L. Langstroth
Actually you are the queen-bee; with all your swarm about you.'
The Heroine
Eaton Stannard Barrett
I formerly related how the amputation of these affects the queen-bee.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)
William Kirby
"The queen-bee and the workers again," said she, as Jack closed the book.
Hope Mills
Amanda M. Douglas
She is the queen-bee of this country hive; and I—I am a harmless enough drone.
The Book of Susan
Lee Wilson Dodd

British Dictionary definitions for queen bee

queen bee

noun

the fertile female bee in a hive
informal a woman in a position of dominance or ascendancy over her peers or associates

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