queen bee

noun

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

queen bee

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of queen bee¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

One Libyan intelligence source has likened it to a “swarm of bees” accepting a new queen bee.

From The Daily Beast

Inside, sporting a set of braids that would make Katniss Everdeen green with jealousy, is the self-anointed “queen bee,” Lorde.

From The Daily Beast

Between the black sweats and her yellow-and-black lace top, Britney nails the queen bee with attitude look.

From The Daily Beast

The Queen Bee of Tuscany by Ben Downing The charming story of the hostess who charmed Tuscany.

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One Libyan intelligence source likens it to a “swarm of bees” accepting a new queen bee.

From The Daily Beast

Let's saunter along the beach, and sit down a bit, my Queen Bee.

From Project Gutenberg

A single queen bee, distinguishable by the great length of her body, and the proportional shortness of her wings.

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Upon the subject of swarming, M. Huber commences with an interesting account of the hatching of the queen bee.

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When a queen-bee lays male eggs, it is often asserted that these are not yet fecundated.

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If she had been born a Queen Bee, and they laboring Bees, they could not have been more satisfied of that.

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Related Words

• female
• girl
• woman