queen mother

noun

: a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign

Examples of queen mother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To explore the Akan concept of Sassa, referring to an invisible but ever-present and occasionally vengeful spirit brought about by the unresolved issues of a deceased person, Opoku spoke to several queen mothers from across the region. —Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 29 May 2026

Ultimately, all three experience social and economic transformation through devotion to Swasthani, which culminates in the crowning of Navaraj as a king and Chandravati and Goma becoming queen and queen mother, respectively. —Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026

The queen mother died last week at the age of 93 after years battling illnesses, Reuters reported. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025

The queen mother would go on using the house after her husband’s death, dying there herself in 2002. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for queen mother

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther

Kids Definition

queen mother

noun

: the widowed mother of the king or queen who is currently reigning