The old woman was surprised when the soldiers stopped to look at her camouflage quilts, since menfolk are rarely interested in needlework.
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Menfolk
Synonyms for "menfolk" (5 found)
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Translations
14 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- miesväki noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- miesväki noun (adult male members of a community)
German
4 entries- Mannsbilder noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- Mannsleute noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- Mannsvolk noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- Männer noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
Ingrian
2 entries- meesrahvas noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- meessuku noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- karfolk noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- mannfolk noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- mannfolk noun (adult male members of a community)
- på sverdsiden noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- karfolk noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
- mannfolk noun (men collectively — see also mankind)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
At our family reunion, the menfolk generally have a ball game, while the womenfolk gossip and trade snapshots.
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[…] when the pleasant time of night is come, and the stewardess is tucking up the ladies, and putting oranges and other goodies under their pillows, and the menfolk assemble in the capstan house to smoke their last cigar.
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“I don't suppose a Russian convict under the knout is able to amuse the rest of his gang; and all our men-folk here are gilded convicts.”
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