A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war.
People, persons.
There were a lot of folk in the streets.
One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
I need to call my folks back home.
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
Of or related to local building materials and styles.
A surname.
From Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-gós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”). Cognate with German...
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