folk

1. (countable, archaic) A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.Examples: "The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war."; "We thus arrive at a most unexpected imbroglio. The French have become a Germanic folk and the Germanic folk have become Gaulish!"archaiccountable

2. (collective plural) People, persons.Examples: "There were a lot of folk in the streets."; "Young folk, old folk, everybody come / To our little Sunday School, and have a lot of fun."; "“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes[…]. And then, when you see [the senders], you probably find that they are the most melancholy old folk with malignant diseases. […]”"collectivecountablepluraluncountable

3. (collective plural, usually as folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.Examples: "I need to call my folks back home."collectivecountablepluraluncountableusually

4. (music) Ellipsis of folk music.abbreviationalt-ofcountableellipsisuncountable