"folks" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

Head templates: {{head|da|noun form|g=n}} folks n
  1. indefinite genitive singular of folk Tags: form-of, genitive, indefinite, neuter, singular Form of: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-da-noun-88p~XQXB Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 34
  2. indefinite genitive plural of folk Tags: form-of, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural Form of: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-da-noun-O6r7xIFN Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 34

Noun [Danish]

Head templates: {{head|da|noun form|g=c}} folks c
  1. indefinite genitive singular of folk Tags: common-gender, form-of, genitive, indefinite, singular Form of: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-da-noun-88p~XQXB1 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 34

Noun [English]

IPA: /fəʊks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊks/ [General-American], /foʊlks/ [General-American, nonstandard] Audio: en-us-folks.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊks Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|id=people}} Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} folks pl (plural only)
  1. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (immediate family, parents in particular): porukat (Finnish), 両親 (Japanese), 親戚 (Japanese), 人々 (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-folks-en-noun-eVN8Uvwa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 5 7 7 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 3 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 1 1 18 2 2 3 24 22 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 25 1 2 4 22 20 22 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 20 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 75 5 5 15 Disambiguation of 'immediate family, parents in particular': 97 2 1
  2. (US) People in general; everybody or anybody. Tags: US, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-folks-en-noun-1WCqz0ZB Categories (other): American English
  3. (US, slang, rare, southern Louisiana) The police. Tags: Louisiana, Southern, US, plural, plural-only, rare, slang
    Sense id: en-folks-en-noun-ArbpzIom Categories (other): American English, Louisiana English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: old folks
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /fəʊks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊks/ [General-American], /foʊlks/ [General-American, nonstandard] Audio: en-us-folks.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊks Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|id=people}} Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} folks
  1. plural of folk Tags: form-of, plural Form of: folk Derived forms: but seriously folks, different strokes for different folks, just folks, just-folks, just plain folks, regular folks, that's all, folks Related terms: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-en-noun-hJcuDu4e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /fəʊks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊks/ [General-American], /foʊlks/ [General-American, nonstandard] Audio: en-us-folks.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊks Etymology: Coined by California historian Kevin Starr. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Kevin Starr|nocat=1|occ=California historian}} Coined by California historian Kevin Starr Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} folks pl (plural only)
  1. (California) Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States. Tags: California, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-folks-en-noun-mkTM2E1r Categories (other): California English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 5 7 7 40 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 8 8 16 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 1 1 18 2 2 3 24 22 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 25 1 2 4 22 20 22 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Old Norse]

Head templates: {{head|non|noun form}} folks
  1. genitive singular of folk Tags: form-of, genitive, singular Form of: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-non-noun-Vf72X09m Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 1 1 18 2 2 3 24 22 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 25 1 2 4 22 20 22 1 1

Noun [Scots]

Head templates: {{head|sco|noun form}} folks
  1. plural of folk Tags: form-of, plural Form of: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-sco-noun-hJcuDu4e Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 1 1 18 2 2 3 24 22 24 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 25 1 2 4 22 20 22 1 1

Noun [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|noun form}} folks
  1. indefinite genitive plural of folk Tags: form-of, genitive, indefinite, plural Form of: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-sv-noun-O6r7xIFN Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. indefinite genitive singular of folk Tags: form-of, genitive, indefinite, singular Form of: folk
    Sense id: en-folks-sv-noun-88p~XQXB Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Alternative forms

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