folks

(noun) your parents. Example: "He wrote to his folks every day."

(noun) people in general (often used in the plural). Synonyms: folk, common people. Examples: "They're just country folk." "Folks around here drink moonshine." "The common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next."

(noun) people in general (often used in the plural). Synonyms: folk, common people. Examples: "They're just country folk." "Folks around here drink moonshine." "The common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next."

(noun) a social division of (usually preliterate) people. Synonyms: tribe, folk.

(noun) people descended from a common ancestor. Synonyms: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry. Example: "His family has lived in massachusetts since the mayflower."

(noun) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community. Synonyms: folk music, ethnic music, folk.