Queen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

a female sovereign ruler

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈiːn/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈiːn/.

Examples

Paris is the queen of cities
the queen of ocean liners
her pawn queened

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poove faggot queen regnant nance fairy pouf world-beater tabby queer fag female monarch poof queen mole rat king pansy fagot

Antonyms

king male monarch

Parts of Speech

noun	the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
noun	a female sovereign ruler
noun	the wife or widow of a king
noun	something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind “Paris is the queen of cities”
noun	a competitor who holds a preeminent position
noun	offensive term for an openly homosexual man
noun	one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
noun	(chess) the most powerful piece
noun	an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males
noun	female cat
verb	promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
verb	become a queen “her pawn queened”

Word Forms

queenly	adjective	having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
queen	verb	become a queen
queen	noun	(chess) the most powerful piece

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Königin

das einzige fruchtbare Weibchen in einer Kolonie sozialer Insekten wie Bienen, Ameisen und Termiten; Seine Funktion besteht darin, Eier zu legen

🇫🇷French

reine

la seule femelle fertile dans une colonie d'insectes sociaux tels que les abeilles, les fourmis et les termites ; sa fonction est de pondre des œufs

🇪🇸Spanish

reina

la única hembra fértil en una colonia de insectos sociales como abejas, hormigas y termitas; su función es poner huevos

🇮🇹Italian

regina

l'unica femmina fertile in una colonia di insetti sociali come api, formiche e termiti; la sua funzione è quella di deporre le uova

🇳🇱Dutch

koningin

het enige vruchtbare vrouwtje in een kolonie sociale insecten zoals bijen, mieren en termieten; zijn functie is om eieren te leggen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rainha

a única fêmea fértil em uma colônia de insetos sociais como abelhas, formigas e cupins; sua função é botar ovos

🇷🇺Russian

королева

единственная плодовитая самка в колонии общественных насекомых, таких как пчелы, муравьи и термиты; его функция – откладывать яйца

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रानी

मधुमक्खियों, चींटियों और दीमकों जैसे सामाजिक कीड़ों की कॉलोनी में एकमात्र उपजाऊ मादा; इसका कार्य अंडे देना है

🇧🇩Bengali

রানী

সামাজিক পোকামাকড় যেমন মৌমাছি এবং পিঁপড়া এবং উইপোকাদের উপনিবেশে একমাত্র উর্বর মহিলা; এর কাজ হল ডিম পাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

ராணி

தேனீக்கள் மற்றும் எறும்புகள் மற்றும் கரையான்கள் போன்ற சமூகப் பூச்சிகளின் காலனியில் உள்ள ஒரே வளமான பெண்; அதன் செயல்பாடு முட்டையிடுவதாகும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రాణి

తేనెటీగలు మరియు చీమలు మరియు చెదపురుగులు వంటి సామాజిక కీటకాల కాలనీలో ఏకైక సారవంతమైన ఆడది; దాని పని గుడ్లు పెట్టడం

🇮🇳Marathi

राणी

मधमाश्या आणि मुंग्या आणि दीमक यांसारख्या सामाजिक कीटकांच्या वसाहतीतील एकमेव सुपीक मादी; त्याचे कार्य अंडी घालणे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાણી

મધમાખીઓ અને કીડીઓ અને ઉધઈ જેવા સામાજિક જંતુઓની વસાહતમાં એકમાત્ર ફળદ્રુપ સ્ત્રી; તેનું કાર્ય ઇંડા મૂકવાનું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಣಿ

ಜೇನುನೊಣಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಇರುವೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಗೆದ್ದಲುಗಳಂತಹ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕೀಟಗಳ ವಸಾಹತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೈಕ ಫಲವತ್ತಾದ ಹೆಣ್ಣು; ಅದರ ಕಾರ್ಯವು ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಇಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാജ്ഞി

തേനീച്ചകൾ, ഉറുമ്പുകൾ, ചിതലുകൾ തുടങ്ങിയ സാമൂഹിക പ്രാണികളുടെ കോളനിയിലെ ഏക ഫലഭൂയിഷ്ഠമായ പെൺ; മുട്ടയിടുക എന്നതാണ് അതിൻ്റെ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਣੀ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਕੀੜਿਆਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਮਧੂ-ਮੱਖੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕੀੜੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਦੀਮੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਬਸਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕੋ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਜਾਊ ਮਾਦਾ; ਇਸ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਅੰਡੇ ਦੇਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملکہ

سماجی کیڑوں جیسے شہد کی مکھیوں اور چیونٹیوں اور دیمک کی کالونی میں واحد زرخیز مادہ؛ اس کا کام انڈے دینا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女王

蜜蜂、蚂蚁和白蚁等群居昆虫中唯一能生育的雌性；它的功能是产卵

🇯🇵Japanese

女王

ミツバチ、アリ、シロアリなどの社会性昆虫のコロニーの中で唯一の繁殖可能なメス。その機能は卵を産むことです

🇰🇷Korean

여왕

벌, 개미, 흰개미와 같은 사회성 곤충 군집에서 유일하게 번식력이 있는 암컷입니다. 그 기능은 알을 낳는 것입니다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nữ hoàng

con cái duy nhất có khả năng sinh sản trong một đàn côn trùng sống theo bầy đàn như ong, kiến và mối; chức năng của nó là đẻ trứng

🇹🇭Thai

ราชินี

เป็นตัวเมียเพียงตัวเดียวในอาณานิคมของแมลงสังคม เช่น ผึ้ง มด และปลวก หน้าที่ของมันคือการวางไข่

🇮🇩Indonesian

ratu

satu-satunya betina subur di koloni serangga sosial seperti lebah, semut, dan rayap; fungsinya untuk bertelur

🇵🇭Filipino

reyna

ang tanging mayabong na babae sa isang kolonya ng mga panlipunang insekto tulad ng mga bubuyog at langgam at anay; ang tungkulin nito ay mangitlog

🇲🇾Malay

permaisuri

satu-satunya wanita subur dalam koloni serangga sosial seperti lebah dan semut dan anai-anai; fungsinya untuk bertelur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملكة

الأنثى الوحيدة الخصبة في مستعمرة الحشرات الاجتماعية مثل النحل والنمل والنمل الأبيض؛ وظيفتها هي وضع البيض

🇮🇷Persian

ملکه

تنها ماده بارور در کلونی حشرات اجتماعی مانند زنبورها و مورچه ها و موریانه ها. وظیفه آن تخم گذاری است

🇹🇷Turkish

kraliçe

arılar, karıncalar ve termitler gibi sosyal böceklerden oluşan bir kolonideki tek doğurgan dişi; görevi yumurta bırakmaktır

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַלכָּה

הנקבה הפורייה היחידה במושבה של חרקים חברתיים כמו דבורים ונמלים וטרמיטים; תפקידו להטיל ביצים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'queen'?

The primary meaning of 'queen' is 'the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'queen' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'queen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'queen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'queen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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