queen bee

Meaning

1. A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.
2. (colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic) The most important or dominant woman in an organization or situation.
3. (figuratively) A stem cell.

Synonyms

queen

👸

robot plane

female bees

mother bee

bee queen

queen wasp

Translations

Bienenkönigin

reine

👸

ape regina

👸

abeja reina

reine des abeilles

abella reina

bijenkoningin

Königin

👸

Weisel

Stockmutter

μέλισσα βασίλισσα

abelha-rainha

kraliçe arı

abelha-mestra

Etymology

From queen + bee. Compare Middle English kyng of been (“queen bee”, literally “king of bees”).