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malefolk

malefolk noun: males collectively.

Noun

malefolk sg or pl (plural malefolks)

  1. (plural, plural-only, singular) Males collectively.
  2. (countable, plural, singular) A male.

Forms of malefolk

pluralmalefolks

Origin of malefolk

Compound of male + folk.

Questions about malefolk

What does malefolk mean?
Malefolk means males collectively.
What part of speech is malefolk?
Malefolk is a noun.
What is the plural of malefolk?
The plural of malefolk is malefolks.

Words near malefolk in the dictionary

  1. maleficient
  2. maleficiently
  3. malefics
  4. malefit
  5. malefits
  6. malefolk
  7. malefolks
  8. maleformation
  9. maleformations
  10. Malegaon
  11. maleic

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