queen mother
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of queen mother
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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"I just want to do something for the queen mother and the royal family," added the vendor, dressed head-to-toe in black while fielding calls from suppliers in Thailand and China.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
Charles sidestepped a similar controversy when Buckingham Palace announced that his wife, Camilla, wouldn’t wear the crown of Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother, on coronation day.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 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
Above our heads, gulls wheel and cry, unaware that the queen mother nearly drowned just a dozen yards below.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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