Words Like FOLK

We have put together a list of words that are similar to FOLK.

24 Alternative Words Similar to folk

1 Family Noun      Synonym Words Like Family
2 Kinfolk Noun      Synonym Words Like Kinfolk
3 Kinsfolk Noun      Synonym Words Like Kinsfolk
4 Sept Noun      Synonym Words Like Sept
5 Phratry Noun      Synonym Words Like Phratry
6 Ancestry Noun      Synonym Words Like Ancestry
7 Blood Noun      Synonym Words Like Blood
8 Bloodline Noun      Synonym Words Like Bloodline
9 Descent Noun      Synonym Words Like Descent
10 Line Noun      Synonym Words Like Line
11 Lineage Noun      Synonym Words Like Lineage
12 Origin Noun      Synonym Words Like Origin
13 Parentage Noun      Synonym Words Like Parentage
14 Pedigree Noun      Synonym Words Like Pedigree
15 People Noun      Synonym Words Like People
16 Stemma Noun      Synonym Words Like Stemma
17 Stock Noun      Synonym Words Like Stock
18 Homefolk Noun      Hyponym
19 Name Noun      Hyponym Words Like Name
20 Gens Noun      Hyponym Words Like Gens
21 Schottische Noun      Hyponym
22 Phyle Noun      Hyponym
23 Countryfolk Noun      Hyponym
24 Gentlefolk Noun      Hyponym

4 examples of folk

1 the old folks; poor folks.
2 our folks are all well
3 the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next
4 folks around here drink moonshine

10 definitions of folk

1 In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
2 People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective
3 The persons of one's own family.
4 people descended from a common ancestor
5 the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
6 a social division of (usually preliterate) people
7 people in general (often used in the plural)
8 The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture: a leader who came from the folk.
9 Archaic A nation; a people.
10 Informal People in general. Often used in the plural: Folks around here are very friendly.
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