Ancestry and Folks

Ancestry

Ancestry noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

Folks and ancestry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Folks" instead a noun "Ancestry".

Nearby Words: ancestor, ancestral, ancestress

Folks

Folks noun - People in general (often used in the plural).
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Ancestry and folks are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancestry" instead a noun "Folks".
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Folks and Ancestry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancestry/folks
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