menfolk

American  

[men-fohk] / ˈmɛnˌfoʊk /

Also menfolks

plural noun

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

   The menfolk are all working in the fields.

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menfolk British  

/ ˈmɛnˌfəʊk /

plural noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of menfolk

First recorded in 1795–1805; men + folk

Example Sentences

This being a western, there are plenty of menfolk squinting and spitting, making threats and getting into fights; certainly Jacob and Spencer are heroes of traditional dye.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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