menfolk

plural noun

men·​folk ˈmen-ˌfōk How to pronounce menfolk (audio)
variants or menfolks
ˈmen-ˌfōks How to pronounce menfolk (audio)
1
: men in general
2
: the men of a family or community

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And there were apocryphal stories of women living in dread of their menfolk coming back if their team had lost. — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 June 2025 Meanwhile, some of the menfolk who survived the attack go out on the hunt, looking for revenge. — EW.com, 26 June 2024 Also my foster mother used to talk of how many of the neighboring women tackled various jobs that their menfolk, many now fighting overseas, used to do. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024 There could, of course, be a chamber in Rising Star or at another nearby site where Homo naledi laid its menfolk to rest. — ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for menfolk

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First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of menfolk was in 1749

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menfolk

plural noun
men·​folk ˈmen-ˌfōk How to pronounce menfolk (audio)
variants or menfolks
-ˌfōks How to pronounce menfolk (audio)
1
: men in general
2
: the men of a family or community
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