Folks

English

Noun

folks

1. Plural form of folk.
2. The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family.

   My folks visit us at Christmas.

3. People in general; everybody or anybody.

   Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.

Related terms

• folk

Verbs for Folks

amuse—; enjoy—; please—; study—; visit —; —abide by; —adhere to; —admit; - cherish; —cleave to; —cling to; —congregate; —flourish; —follow; —frolic; —gambol; —gather; —inherit; —instil; —persevere; —resent; —revel.

Thesaurus

agnate, ancestry, blood, blood relation, blood relative, brood, children, clansman, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, connections, consanguinean, distaff side, distant relation, enate, family, flesh, flesh and blood, german, get, hearth, homefolks, house, household, issue, kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinnery, kinsfolk, kinsman, kinsmen, kinswoman, kith and kin, menage, near relation, next of kin, offspring, people, posterity, relations, relatives, sib, sibling, spear kin, spear side, spindle kin, spindle side, sword side, tribesman, uterine kin

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Danish

Noun 1

Folks n.

1. genitive singular indefinite of folk
2. genitive plural indefinite of folk

Noun 2

Folks c.

1. genitive singular indefinite of folk

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Scots

Noun

Folks

1. Plural form of folk.

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Swedish

Noun

Folks

1. indefinite possessive plural of folk
2. indefinite possessive singular of folk