FOLKS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FOLKS?

Need another word that means the same as “folks”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “folks” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Folks” are: common people, folk

Folks as a Noun

Definitions of "Folks" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “folks” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Your parents.
• People in general (often used in the plural.

Synonyms of "Folks" as a noun (2 Words)

common people	A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area.
folk	Folk music. His folks still live here.

Usage Examples of "Folks" as a noun

• Folks around here drink moonshine.
• He wrote to his folks every day.

Associations of "Folks" (30 Words)

ancestral	Of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor. Ancestral home.
befriend	Become friends with. He makes a point of befriending newcomers to Parliament.
brother	A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group. A Benedictine brother.
caregiver	A person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability.
chieftain	The head of a tribe or clan. Powerful feudal chieftains.
clan	A close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the Scottish Highlands. New York s garrulous clan of artists.
comrade	(among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization. An old college comrade.
dad	One’s father. His dad was with him.
daddy	The best or most successful person. The daddy of all potholes.
family	People descended from a common ancestor. The family lived in a large house with a lot of land.
father	Treat with the protective care associated with a father. A culture which has fathered half the popular music in the world.
folk	Folk music. An old folks home.
grandchild	A child of your son or daughter.
grandparent	A parent of one’s father or mother; a grandmother or grandfather. It must be a great blessing to have Chloe s grandparents living nearby.
hometown	The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence. He never went back to his hometown again.
household	The establishment and affairs of a royal household. It was a good Christian household.
kin	Animals or plants that are related to a particular species or kind. The Acari include ticks mites and their kin.
kindred	Similar in kind; related. Books on kindred subjects.
kinsfolk	People descended from a common ancestor.
mom	One’s mother. My mom gave us each a slice of pizza.
mommy	Informal terms for a mother.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. Some of the whetstones have been transported up to 400 km from the parent rock.
paternal	Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent. He reasserted his paternal authority.
paternity	The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing. He refused to admit paternity of the child.
patriarchy	A system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is reckoned through the male line. We live in a patriarchy.
primogenitor	An ancestor in the direct line.
progenitor	An ancestor in the direct line. The progenitor of modern jazz.
sister	A fellow woman seen in relation to feminist issues. Securicor and its sister company Securicor Services.
sisterhood	An association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest. Canadian feminists acknowledge their sisterhood with women around the globe.
tribe	A social division of (usually preliterate) people. Brands are adopted by a tribe of users.