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Definition bee
Etymology 1
From Middle English bee, from Old English b?o, from Proto-Germanic *bij? (compare West Frisian and Dutch bij, Upper German Beie, Danish and Swedish bi), from Proto-Indo-European *b?i-, *b?ey- (compare Old Irish bech (“bee”), Welsh bydaf (“beehive”), Latin f?cus (“drone”), Latvian bite (“bee”), Russian ?????? (p?elá, “bee”)).
Noun
bee (plural bees or (dialectal) been)
- A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
Etymology 2
Possibly from dialectal bene, been, bean (“help given by neighbours”), from Middle English been, bene (“neighbourly help, prayer, petition, request, extra service given by a tenant to his lord”), from Old English b?n (“prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service”) from Proto-Germanic *b?niz (“prayer, request, supplication”). Cognate with Danish bøn (“prayer”), Dutch ban (“curse”), German Bann (“ban”). More at ban.
Noun
bee (plural bees)
- A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.
- A gathering for a specific purpose, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.
Etymology 3
From Middle English bee?, bie, bei, begh, bei?e, bege, beah, from Old English b?ah, b?ag, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz.
Noun
bee (plural bees)
Etymology 4
Variant spellings.
Verb
bee
Etymology 5
From Middle English, from Old English be, from Latin be (the name of the letter B).
Noun
bee (plural bees)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
Etymology 6
Probably from Old English b?ah (“ring”). Compare bow.
Noun
bee (plural bees)
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