Thesaurus: folks
In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
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Definitions
- n. collect. & pl. In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
- n. collect. & pl. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/people">People in class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/general">general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.
- n. collect. & pl. The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well.
- n. your parents
- n. people in general (often used in the plural)