Folks — synonyms, definition

1. folks (Noun)

clan common people community ethnic music* families family family line* folk folk music* group house human beings humanity humankind kin kindred kinfolks kinsfolks kith and kin* man • • •

folks (Noun) — Your parents. ex. "he wrote to his folks every day"

folks (Noun) — People in general (often used in the plural). ex. "folks around here drink moonshine"

folks (Noun) — A social division of (usually preliterate) people.

folks (Noun) — People descended from a common ancestor; blood relations. ex. "his folk has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

folks (Noun) — The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community.

ancestries blood line* bloodlines bloods clan descents kin kin group kindred kinship group lineages lines lines of descent origins parentages pedigrees people popular music genre* popular music* social group* • • • C and W* Gospels country and western* country music* country people countryfolk dynasties folk ballad* folk song* folksongs gentes gentlefolk gospel music* gospel singing* grass roots home folk homefolks houses klezmers names • • • moiety pleb plebeian