folk

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    people in general (often used in the plural)

    they're just country folk

    folks around here drink moonshine

  3. 3

    people descended from a common ancestor

    his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

  4. 4

    a social division of (usually preliterate) people

Synonyms

Also useful for “folk”:Scrabble