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Male people in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- The old woman was surprised when the soldiers stopped to look at her camouflage quilts, since menfolk are rarely interested in needlework.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The male members of a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- At our family reunion, the menfolk generally have a ball game, while the womenfolk gossip and trade snapshots.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
miesväki
— men collectively — see also mankind
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German:
Mannsvolk
— men collectively — see also mankind
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German:
Mannsleute
— men collectively — see also mankind
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German:
Männer
— men collectively — see also mankind
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German:
Mannsbilder
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Ingrian:
meesrahvas
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Ingrian:
meessuku
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Norwegian Bokmål:
mannfolk
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Norwegian Bokmål:
på sverdsiden
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Norwegian Bokmål:
karfolk
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
mannfolk
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
karfolk
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Polish:
mężczyźni
— men collectively — see also mankind
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Finnish:
miesväki
— adult male members of a community
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Norwegian Bokmål:
mannfolk
— adult male members of a community
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Polish:
mężczyźni
— adult male members of a community
