folk

Universal Words noun, adjective noun 1 (also folks especially in AmE) [pl.] (informal) people in general: ordinary working-class folk * I'd like a job working with old folk or kids. * the folks back home (= from the place where you come from) 2 (folks) [pl.] (informal) a friendly way of addressing more than one person: Well, folks, what are we going to do today? 3 (folks) [pl.] (informal, especially AmE) the members of your family, especially your parents: How are your folks? 4 [pl.] people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life: country folk * townsfolk * farming folk 5 (also folk music) [U] music in the traditional style of a country or community: a folk festival / concert adjective [onlybeforenoun] 1 (of art, culture, etc.) traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community: folk art * a folk museum 2 based on the beliefs of ordinary people: folk wisdom * Garlic is widely used in Chinese folk medicine.