folks (noun)

your parents

"he wrote to his folks every day"

folk, folks, common people (noun)

people in general (often used in the plural)

"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"

folks (Noun)

The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family.

folks (Noun)

People in general; everybody or anybody.