Definitions for folks
folks

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. folks(noun)

   your parents

   "he wrote to his folks every day"

2. folk, folks, common people(noun)

   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"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. folks(Noun)

   The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family.

   My folks visit us at Christmas.

2. folks(Noun)

   People in general; everybody or anybody.

   Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Folks

   in Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe

   Etymology: [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. flk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.]

2. Folks

   people in 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

   Etymology: [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. flk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.]

3. Folks

   the persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well

   Etymology: [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. flk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.]

How to pronounce folks?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say folks in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of folks in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of folks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of folks in a Sentence

1. Kelly Moore:

   Right now, we just don't have the data to know how well the vaccines will work in these folks, and so we're going to need to be cautious at first because we know they are by far the most vulnerable to severe illness and death from Covid. We're going to play it really carefully until we know for sure that these vaccines will really be effective at protecting them, as we learn more and we see if the vaccine works really well in these groups, then certainly my hope is that we can help these folks reconnect with their families because they need each other.

2. Charles Murray:

   I've seen folks there for a paycheck and nothing else. I've seen others do it just because it makes them look better personally or professional.

3. Gulfport Mayor Bill Hewes:

   I think they’re off a bit, or by a great mark, you can find everything [ including ] gyms that are low cost. You have outdoor recreation [ along ] the beach front [ and ] along the bike paths that we have along our communities in south Mississippi. You ’ll find folks out on the front beach just about anytime of the year kite-surfing. If you want to get [ outdoors ], this is the place to be.

4. Jack Dorsey:

   [I] do understand the concern, we have folks that are at various points in the political spectrum and they don’t feel comfortable today bringing up certain issues or their viewpoints on certain issues. And I don’t believe that is acceptable.

5. Samuel Greaves:

   These folks are on the sanctions list, and if the Department of the Treasury comes back and says there's a problem with that relationship, then we have to work with the Congress and others to determine a way ahead.

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