EGAVE

menfolk

About 0.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Male people in general.
    The old woman was surprised when the soldiers stopped to look at her camouflage quilts, since menfolk are rarely interested in needlework.
  2. noun The male members of a group.
    At our family reunion, the menfolk generally have a ball game, while the womenfolk gossip and trade snapshots.

Similar words

mankind maledom mens manhood menz mang merguy mane male member mandom

Often followed by

were in to and of are had who have

Word family

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