folk
1. folk \'fo-k\ n or folk or folks [ME, fr. OE folc; akin to OHG folc
people] pl archaic 1: a group of kindred tribes forming a nation : PEOPLE
2: the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the
grou p character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of
civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and
supersitions from generation to generation 3: a certain kind or class of
people 4: people generally 5: the persons of one's own family : RELATIVES
2. folk aj 1: originated or widely used among the common people {~ music}
2: of or relating to the common people