(·n.c. & ·pl) the persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well.
2. folks (·n.c. & ·pl) in anglo-saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
3. folks (·n.c. & ·pl) people in general, or a separate class of people;
generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.