"malefolk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malefolks [plural]
Etymology: Compound of male + folk. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|male|folk}} Compound of male + folk Head templates: {{en-noun|sp|s}} malefolk sg or pl (plural malefolks)
  1. (plural only) Males collectively. Tags: plural, plural-only, singular
    Sense id: en-malefolk-en-noun--0AK22-l Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns construed as singular or plural, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English nouns construed as singular or plural: 71 29 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (countable) A male. Tags: countable, plural, singular
    Sense id: en-malefolk-en-noun-9jZi8-3W Categories (other): Male Disambiguation of Male: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: manfolk, menfolk

Inflected forms

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