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Queen bee

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.

    "It is generally believed that the queen bee mates only once in her lifetime."

  2. 2
    fertile egg-laying female bee wordnet
  3. 3
    The most important or dominant woman in an organization or situation. colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic

    "She wrote very generously to aspiring women writers, gave them good advice, took time to read their manuscripts and comments, and warmly applauded their successes. There is not a hint of the Queen Bee in the attitude toward other women writers."

  4. 4
    A stem cell. figuratively

Etymology

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

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