folks
/foʊks/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
noun
Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "My folks visit us at Christmas."
- "Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays."
- "Wilson: He's right. They endorse Royce, fine, 'the hell else they gonna do? But what they say and don't say from the pulpit the Sunday before the primary we still got a dog in that fight. Carcetti: I do this right, they respect it. Wilson: An' if they don't, at least they get to see a beggin'-ass white man on his knees. Always a feel-good moment for the folks."
- "‘Hi, folks,’ Henry said, using inclusive terminology because one of them was female."
- "McPherson's healing ministry, in fact. was at the core of her success, since so many of the Folks had come to Southern California in late middle or old age in the hope of regaining lost health."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /foʊks/
- British English: /fəʊks/