menfolks
The male population
Menfolks is a plural noun referring to men collectively, especially the male members of a family or community.
The word has a folksy, rural, or old-fashioned flavor: The menfolks gathered on the porch while the women prepared dinner.
It implies a traditional division between male and female spheres.
Also spelled menfolk.
Men of refinement
- guysPeople, informally addressed
- fellowsCompanions or associates
- dudesGuys, informally
- ladsInformal term for boys
blokes · chaps · gents · bachelors · husbands · fathers · sons · uncles
Male ancestral leaders
- providersThose who furnish
- breadwinnersPrimary household income providers
- heads of householdPrimary family decision-makers
- protectorsThose who guard others
authority · elders · decision-makers · landowners · inheritance · primogeniture · male-dominated · paternalism
Those connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
elders · forefathers · ancestors · lineage · bloodline · household · next of kin · relations
gentlemen
Men of refinement
lads · blokes · chaps · gents · bachelors · husbands · fathers · sons · uncles · nephews
patriarchs
Male ancestral leaders
- providersThose who furnish
- breadwinnersPrimary household income providers
- heads of householdPrimary family decision-makers
protectors · authority · elders · decision-makers · landowners · inheritance · primogeniture · male-dominated · paternalism · traditionalism
relatives
Those connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
patriarchs · elders · forefathers · ancestors · lineage · bloodline · household · next of kin · relations · sons-in-law
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- comradesClose allies in cause
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
brethren · gathering · assembly · crew · band · group · company · guild · lodge · society