menfolk.
Male people in general.
Meaning & usage
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.
The male members of a group.
At our family reunion, the menfolk generally have a ball game, while the womenfolk gossip and trade snapshots.
Where this word comes from
From men + folk.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.