Meaning of beta female | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female that is second in a social or group hierarchy; subordinate to an alpha female but superior to an omega female.
2. A woman who has stereotypically feminine traits, such as being gentle, nurturing, and emotional.

Examples

“In seventeen instances, an alpha female approached a beta female while both were alone, and they mated.”

“The alpha female of troop I, with her offspring at her chest, sits next to the beta female.”

“Let me get this in focus and ... okay, we got, yes, I think so, the beta female and the omega male, he's a shade darker.”

“The Beta Female is perceptive, emotional, maternal and soft.”

“The beta female is sensitive: rather than shouting and being aggressive, she shows her discontent with tears and a pouting lip.”

“She demonstrated in her research that a combination of masculine and feminine dispositions is more adaptive than stereotypial extremes. Bad news for the alpha male and beta female!”

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