kween

English

Etymology

From queen.

Noun

1. queen.

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• kwee

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quene (“old woman”), from Old Dutch kwena, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Cognate with English quean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋeːn/

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• Hyphenation: kween
• Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

kween f (plural kwenen, diminutive kweentje n)

1. woman past child-bearing age; old woman, crone
2. barren hermaphrodite cow, mostly female with male traits; (by extension) any infertile hermaphrodite female animal held as livestock

Anagrams

• weken