alpha female

English

Etymology

By extension, from alpha male.

Noun

alpha female (plural alpha females)

1. (zoology, ethology) The dominant female in a social or group hierarchy.
2. (by extension) A self-assured, independent, self-driven, influential, or strong woman; an alphette.

Synonyms

• alpha (female)
• female alpha

 

Coordinate terms

• alpha (male)
• alpha male
• male alpha

 

Related terms

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

 

Translations

dominant female animal

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

  Bokmål: alphahunn f

  Nynorsk: alfaho f

• Polish: samica alfa f
• Portuguese: fêmea alfa f
• Russian: а́льфа-са́мка f (álʹfa-sámka)
• Serbo-Croatian: alfa ženka
• Swedish: alfahona (sv) c

self-assured and strong woman

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