What does folks mean?
Folks means The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents.
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/fəʊks/ · noun
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents.
My folks visit us at Christmas.
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.
Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.
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.
Use folks when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Folks means The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
My folks visit us at Christmas.
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