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One's parents
“I'll have to ask my folks if I can go to the party tonight.”
The members of one's immediate family
“On that trip, I had driven from Toronto back to Red River Falls to visit my folks.”
The people in a group, society or population
“Of course, one may ask if these last lines were a coda tacked on to the end of the poem, inserted to please the censors and to appease the folks back home.”
A person who raises, nurtures or cares for a child, typically the begetter
The inhabitants of a place
A member of one's family or lineage
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features
Plural for one social segment or class into which people are grouped
“Sided with flashy aluminum, these constructions provided cheap accommodation for working-class folk.”
Plural for traditional songs and music
Plural for a style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands
Plural for amalgam of roots musics
Plural for a (usually longtime) resident of a locality
Informal address for a group of people
“Folks, I can't speak if you won't be quiet.”
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