folks

1. A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
2. The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
3. (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
4. Folk music.
5. People in general.

   Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun.

6. A particular group of people.

1. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents

   My folks visit us at Christmas.

2. People in general; everybody or anybody.

   Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.

3. The police.

noun

(California) Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.