menfolk

[ men-fohk ]

plural noun

1. men, especially those belonging to a family or community:

   The menfolk are all working in the fields.

menfolk

/ ˈmɛnˌfəʊk /

plural noun

1. men collectively, esp the men of a particular family

Word History and Origins

Origin of menfolk¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; men + folk

Example Sentences

So while back at home their menfolk, including an amiably befuddled Stephen Rea, struggle with the most basic of domestic tasks — burning the stew, botching a diaper change, men, eh? — in Lourdes, secrets are revealed, healing baths are taken and old grievances atoned for in a way that could be called “miraculous” if you consider that word a synonym for “trite.”

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, the menfolk left behind, and their needs and demands, would provide the women reason enough for a sojourn.

From New York Times

The bonhomie of an informal support network, independent of their menfolk and families.

From BBC

The first, and most urgent reason, is the incredible daily death and suffering in Ukraine, and the chance to save millions more Ukrainians from being forced to leave their homes, their belongings and the conscripted menfolk they may never see again.

From Salon

Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man” was attacked as regressive, but the series has a low-key feminist slant; just how “girl singers” in Nashville are allowed to behave, as opposed to the roistering menfolk, comes up more than once, and Chastain, in a wonderful, studied performance, plays to Tammy’s strengths in a series where she’s often a victim, if sometimes of her own bad choices.

From Los Angeles Times