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menkind

menkind noun: menfolk.

Noun

menkind pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) menfolk
    • She had anticipated passionate reproaches, tears even, for an attractive women who has been consistently spoiled by her menkind is, of all her sex, the least prepared to bow to the force of circumstances.1920, Margaret Pedler, The Hermit of Far End
    • In the wildcat's eyes, however, as in the eyes of all the wild kindreds, he seemed a treasured possession of the menkind, and an especially objectionable expression of all their most objectionable characteristics.1904, Charles G. D. Roberts, The Watchers of the Trails

Origin of menkind

From men + -kind.

Questions about menkind

What does menkind mean?
Menkind means menfolk.
What part of speech is menkind?
Menkind is a noun.

Words near menkind in the dictionary

  1. Menkers
  2. Menkes
  3. Menkes disease
  4. Menkes kinky hair syndrome
  5. Menkes syndrome
  6. menkind
  7. Menks
  8. menless
  9. Menlo
  10. Menlo Park
  11. Menlo Parker

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