folksplural noun
us/foʊks/also folk, /foʊk/people, esp. those of a particular group or type:
Some folks have been waiting over an hour to buy tickets.
Your folks are your parents:
I’m going home over Thanksgiving to see my folks.
You can say folks if you want to speak in a friendly way to people you do not know:
Well, folks, thanks for watching Channel 4 news – that’s about it for this evening.