Synonyms of folks

Noun


1. folks, kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe

usage: your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"

2. folk, folks, common people, people

usage: people in general (often used in the plural); "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


1. folks, kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe

usage: people in general (often used in the plural); "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"

2. folk, folks, common people, people

usage: a social division of (usually preliterate) people

3. folk, folks, common people, people

usage: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

4. tribe, folk, social group

usage: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

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