n. collect. & pl. - In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
n. collect. & pl. - People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.
n. collect. & pl. - The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well.