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men-children

or men·chil·dren

[men-chil-druh n, -drin]
noun
  1. plural of man-child.
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man-child

or man·child

[man-chahyld]
noun, plural men-chil·dren.
  1. a male child; boy; son.
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Origin of man-child

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for men-children

Historical Examples

  • May thy vines yield a hundredfold, and men-children play round thy feet!

    Sarchedon

    G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

  • But the midwives feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

    Hints to Husbands

    George Morant

  • Orlando Guise's mother was lacking in the caution which mothers generally have where their men-children are concerned.