Synonyms for bee

noun

1. A stinging, honey-gathering insect] Social classes: queen, worker, drone (male).

   Varieties include: domestic: Caucasian, Madagascar, three-banded, three-band golden, golden Caucasian, black, Italian, German, Carniolan, Africanized; wild: bumblebee, sweat bee, killer bee, carpenter bee.

2. A communal gathering

   social, harvest home, work party, function; see party 1.

have a bee in one's bonnet*