menfolk

plural noun

men·​folk ˈmen-ˌfōk 

variants or menfolks

ˈmen-ˌfōks 

1

: men in general

2

: the men of a family or community

Examples of menfolk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The priest is the one of three male leaders left in a community otherwise bereft of its menfolk, who impose their will on the remaining women and children with varying degrees of kindness and responsibility. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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

Hekate and her mother are left behind by the menfolk of their Titan family as the battle against the new Gods — the Olympians — begins. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025

In Greenberg’s novel, Cherry and Hero are already secret lovers who conspire to thwart the menfolk’s machinations. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for menfolk

• awoke
• baroque
• bespoke
• colloque
• convoke
• evoke
• invoke
• keystroke
• kinfolk
• kinsfolk
• provoke
• revoke

Kids Definition

menfolk

plural noun

men·​folk ˈmen-ˌfōk 

variants or menfolks

-ˌfōks 

1

: men in general

2

: the men of a family or community