family vs folk

family and folk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
family	Yes	No	No	No
folk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, family and folk are synonyms defined as:

family and folk: people descended from a common ancestor

Other synonyms of family include family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept.

family (noun)	folk (noun)
primary social group; parents and children	the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
people descended from a common ancestor	people in general (often used in the plural)
a social unit living together	a social division of (usually preliterate) people
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera	people descended from a common ancestor
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
a person having kinship with another or others

Difference between family and folk

Words related to "family"

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