folk ; [plural] (informal) people in general ; folks. [plural] (informal, especially North American English) the members of your family, especially your parents.

2folks [plural] (informal) a friendly way of addressing more than one person Well, folks, what are we going to do today?

folk · ​. (of art, culture, etc.) traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community. We visited an exhibition of folk art. a dance that ...

1(of art, culture, etc.) traditional and typical of the ordinary people of a country or community folk art a folk museum. Take your English to the next level.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun folk, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

1music in the traditional style of a country or community traditional Irish folk music. Join us · 2a type of music that developed from traditional folk music ...

People, folk; people in general. Cf. folk n. 3a. Originally in representations of regional speech (chiefly U.S.); in later use, the ...

folk etymology · ​a popular but wrong belief about the origin of a word or phrase. This explanation may simply be a folk etymology. · ​a process by which a word ...

folk noun (MUSIC) ... modern music and songs that are written in a style similar to that of traditional music: folk (music) I enjoy listening to folk (music).

a person that the ordinary people of a country or region admire because of something special that person has done.