delta female
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A relatively low-status woman in the sociosexual hierarchy, (ranking below alpha, beta, and gamma females, but above omega females).
Example Sentences
- "If a DSM “lets herself go”—the phrase is one of the most horrible in the Delta female's lexicon—Mother will regard it as a reflection on herself."
- "In plain English, the alpha female is telling her beta-mate that she wants this Debbie girl, who will be very much a delta female, to take up the spare room in their flat, since her parents have cast her out in the snow."
- "There are only two types of Delta Female who have ever successfully captured the Alpha Male!"
- "The alpha female moves through the tree and sits next to the delta female; she reaches for her infant, but the delta female turns her back."
- "It is interesting to note in this regard that the alpha female slapped the beta female, but only displayed toward the delta female."
- "The beta female approaches the delta female who sits with an infant at her chest."