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queen mother

noun

Definition of QUEEN MOTHER

:  a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign
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First Known Use of QUEEN MOTHER

1577

Rhymes with QUEEN MOTHER

another, big brother, blood brother, den mother, each other, earth mother, foremother, godmother, grandmother, half brother, housemother, soul brother, stepbrother, stepmother

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