home folk
- noun
:
gente del hogar
- And anybody but a fool ought to know that the home folks wouldn't let you down, whether in the church, on the speakers' platform, or on the baseball field.
Examples
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Because again, it was home folks you were dealing with, and he was always local and always loyal.
Fiction book (1994) -
During the holidays, I love spending time with my home folk and reminiscing about our childhood.
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The warm hospitality of my home folk made me feel welcomed as soon as I arrived.
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She often talks about how supportive her home folk are, especially during difficult times.
Synonyms
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People from the place you grew up, especially your family
Surface Forms
Morphology
The headword's meaning is directly and transparently built from 'home' (relating to one's hometown/local area) + 'folk' (people), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'people from one's own hometown or region'. The adjective+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern in English and other languages, making the expression immediately comprehensible despite 'folk' being somewhat regional or dated.
Etymology
Home folk comes from old village life: folk meant the people or family and home meant the place you come from, so it gives the image of the people of your town. That's why home folk now means 'people from your own hometown or region'.