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   Folk

   /fōk/

   

   noun

   • 1. people in general: informal "some folk will do anything for money" Similar peoplehumanspersonsindividuals(living) soulsmortalscitizenryinhabitantsresidentspopulacepopulationpublicmen, women, and childreninformal:peepsrare:denizens
   • ▪ used as a friendly form of address to a group of people: "meanwhile, folks, why not relax and enjoy the show?"
   • ▪ the members of one's family, especially one's parents: North American "I get along all right with your folks" Similar relativesrelationsblood relationsfamilyfamily memberskinsfolkkinsmenkinswomenkinkindrednext of kinflesh and bloodinformal:nearest and dearestdated:people
   • 2. folk music: "a mixture of folk and reggae"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation: "a revival of interest in folk customs"
   • ▪ relating to or originating from the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people: "a folk hero"
   • 2. relating to folk music: "a folk club"

   Word Origin Old Englishfolc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volk and German Volk.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   Synonyms for FOLKS: family, tribe, people, house, clan, race, kin, lineage; Antonyms of FOLKS: origin, birth, extraction, descent, ancestry, pedigree.

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   Synonyms for FOLK: family, people, clan, tribe, kin, descendant, race, house; Antonyms of FOLK: origin, birth, extraction, descent, ancestry, pedigree, nonracial.

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   These are words and phrases related to folks. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of folks. YOUR PARENTS. My folks are away this weekend. Synonyms and examples. parent. My parents died when I was young. biological parent.

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    Synonyms for FOLKS: tribes, groups, states, nationalities, societies, communities, races, populations, confederations, clans, settlements, nations, family, relatives, peoples, parents, relations, folk, people.

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    Synonyms: relatives, parents, relations, kin , family , kinfolk, kinsfolk. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. 'folks' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): brood - family - folk - kinfolk - man. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: