| folk | (noun) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community | Synonyms: ethnic music, folk music |
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| (noun) people in general (often used in the plural) | Synonyms: common people, folks |
| (noun) a social division of (usually preliterate) people | Synonyms: tribe |
| (noun) people descended from a common ancestor | Synonyms: family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept |
| folklore | (noun) the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture | - |
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| folklorism | (noun) Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created. | - |
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| folks | (noun) your parents | - |
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| (noun) people in general (often used in the plural) | Synonyms: common people, folk |
| folksong | (noun) a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture | Synonyms: folk ballad, folk song |
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| folksy | (adjective) very informal and familiar | - |
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| (adjective) belonging to the common people, especially in regard to speech patterns, attitudes, etc. | - |
| folktale | (noun) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | Synonyms: folk tale |
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