bee mother
bee mother · bee mothers
A queen beeA queen bee (perceived as the mother of the hive)
Meaning
1 senses(rare)A queen bee (perceived as the mother of the hive)
Origin
From bee + mother, possibly as a calque of Old English bēomōdor (“queen bee”).From bee + mother, possibly as a calque of Old English bēomōdor (“queen bee”).
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