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alpha widow

noun

Etymology

From alpha (“an alpha male”) + widow.

  1. inherited from *h₁widʰéwh₂✻
  2. inherited from *widuwǭ✻
  3. inherited from *widuwā✻
  4. inherited from widuwe
  5. inherited from widwe
  6. compounded as alpha widow — “alpha + widow”

Definitions

  1. A woman who, after experiencing a relationship with an exceptionally desirable man (an…

    A woman who, after experiencing a relationship with an exceptionally desirable man (an alpha male), is unable or unwilling to bond with less attractive men.

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