queen mother

queen mother

n. A dowager queen who is the mother of a reigning monarch.

queen mother

n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the widow of a former king who is also the mother of the reigning sovereign

queen′ moth′er

n. a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign. [1570–80]

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queen mother - a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereignqueen dowager - the widow of a king

Translations

皇太后

queen

(kwiːn) noun1. a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth. the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II. 女王 女王2. the wife of a king. The king and his queen were both present. 王后 王后3. a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special. a beauty queen; a movie queen. 出眾的女人 出众的女人4. a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it. I have two aces and a queen. (撲克牌中的)王后 （扑克牌中的）王后 5. an important chess-piece. a bishop, a king and a queen. (國際象棋中的)王后 （国际象棋中的）王后 6. the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps). 專門產卵的雌蟲(尤指女王蜂、蟻后) 专门产卵的雌虫（尤指女王蜂、蚁后） 7. (slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role. (俚)扮演女性角色的男同性戀者 （俚）男同性恋的女性角色 ˈqueenly adjective of, like or suitable for, a queen. 女王般的，適合女王的 女王的，适合女王的 queen mother the mother of the reigning king or queen, who was herself once a queen. 皇太后 皇太后