“Quean” or “Queen”

Overview

quean / queen are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

quean: NA

queen: (noun) the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs. (noun) a female sovereign ruler. (noun) the wife or widow of a king. (noun) something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind. (noun) one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen. (noun) (chess) the most powerful piece. (noun) an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males. (verb) promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess. (verb) become a queen.

Pronunciation

quean: NA

queen: k·w·IY·n

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