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Meaning of queen mother | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.
  2. A woman, especially an older woman, with authority, preeminence, impressive presence, and/or a founding role in a specified area.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية الْمَلِكَة الْأُمّ
Dansk dronningemoder
Deutsch Kaiserinmutter Königinmutter
Ελληνικά βασιλομήτωρ
Esperanto reĝina patrino
Español reina madre
Suomi kuningataräiti
Français reine mère
Gaeilge ríonmháthair
עברית גבירה
Italiano regina madre
日本語 王太后 皇太后
한국어 왕태후 황태후
Nederlands koningin-moeder
Português rainha-mãe
Русский короле́ва-мать
Svenska drottningmoder
Tiếng Việt hoàng thái hậu thái hậu vương đại phi

Examples

“the queen mother of Canadian literature”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

queen mum queen of beasts queen of clubs queen of diamonds queen of hearts Queen of Heaven

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