alpha female

English

Etymology

by extension, from alpha male

Noun

alpha female (plural alpha females)

1. (biology) the dominant female animal in a pack
2. (by extension) a self-assured and strong woman; an alphette

Synonyms

• alpha (female)
• female alpha

Coordinate terms

• alpha (male)
• alpha male
• male alpha

Related terms

• alpha pair
• beta female
• delta female
• gamma female
• omega female

Translations

dominant female animal

• Danish: alfahun c
• Finnish: alfanaaras
• French: femelle dominante f
• German: Alpha-Weibchen n, Alphaweibchen n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: alphahunn f

  Nynorsk: alfaho f

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• Portuguese: fêmea alfa f
• Serbo-Croatian: alfa ženka
• Swedish: alfahona (sv) c

self-assured and strong woman

• Danish: alfahun c
• Finnish: alfanaaras
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• Serbo-Croatian: alfa ženka