queen bee

queen bee

noun
1.
a fertile female bee.
2.
a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position.

Origin:
1600–10
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queen bee
 
n
1.  the fertile female bee in a hive
2.  informal a woman in a position of dominance or ascendancy over her peers or associates

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