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folk

Letters that make folk

o, f, k, l are letters that make 'folk'

Words within folk

FO are words within 'folk'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of folk

folks, folky are words created by adding a letter to 'folk'

folk is a 4 letter word starting with f
folk is a 4 letter word ending with k

4 possible definitions for 'folk'

Folk as "people descended from a common ancestor"

Under this definition, folk is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sept, family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry have the same meaning as 'folk'

folk as a type

'folk' can be a type of pedigree, bloodline, line of descent, blood line, ancestry, parentage, descent, line, lineage, origin, stemma, blood, stock.

Types of folk

people, homefolk, dynasty, gens, house, name are types of 'folk'.

Folk as "a social division of (usually preliterate) people"

Under this definition, folk is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tribe has the same meaning as folk

folk as a type

'folk' can be a type of social group.

Types of folk

phyle is a type of folk.

Members of folk

moiety is a member of folk.

Derivatives of folk

tribal is a derivative of folk.

Folk as "people in general (often used in the plural)"

Under this definition, folk is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

folks, common people have the same meaning as 'folk'

folk as a type

'folk' can be a type of people.

Types of folk

country people, countryfolk, gentlefolk, grass roots, home folk, riffraff, ragtag and bobtail, rabble, ragtag are types of 'folk'.

Members of folk

plebeian, pleb are members of 'folk'.

Derivatives of folk

folksy is a derivative of folk.

Example of folk used within this context

"they're just country folk", "folks around here drink moonshine", "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

Folk as "the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community"

Under this definition, folk is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

folk music, ethnic music have the same meaning as 'folk'

folk as a type

'folk' can be a type of popular music, popular music genre.

Types of folk

folksong, gospel, schottische, folk song, folk ballad, country music, country and western, C and W, gospel singing, square-dance music are types of 'folk'.