🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

movimiento de hombres

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mobimiˈento de ˈombres

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Men's movement/mɛnz ˈmuːv.vənt/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El movimiento de hombres busca redefinir la masculinidad."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A social movement comprising various groups and organizations whose members focus on gender issues, identity, and the social role of men.

    "The men's movement of the 1990s often explored alternative concepts of masculinity and emotional expression."
  2. 2

    A collective effort addressing specific political, legal, and social concerns affecting men, such as fathers' rights and men's health.

    "Several organizations within the broader men's movement have advocated for legal reform in family courts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the plural noun 'men' (from Old English 'mann') with 'movement' (derived from Latin 'movere' via Old French 'mouvement'). It emerged in the late 20th century, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s alongside second-wave feminism, to describe various social and political groupings focused on issues specific to men's lives and gender roles.

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