folk

Meanings

• people in general (often used in the plural)
  • "they're just country folk"
  • "folks around here drink moonshine"
• a social division of (usually preliterate) people
• people descended from a common ancestor
• the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

Synonyms

common people, ethnic music, family, family line, folk music, folks, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, tribe