folk

As nouns the difference between private and folk

is that private is the lowest rank of the army while folk is people.

As an adjective private

is belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.

As a noun folk

is people.

As an adjective folkloristic is

characteristic of folklore.

As nouns the difference between folk and myth

is that folk is people while myth is a traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.

As nouns the difference between folk and custom

is that folk is people while custom is frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing, living or behaving.

As an adjective custom is

made in a different way from usual, specially to fit one's needs.

As a verb custom is

(obsolete|transitive) to make familiar; to accustom.

As nouns the difference between peer and folk

is that peer is while folk is people.

As nouns the difference between folk and member

is that folk is people while member is member (person).

As a noun folk

is people.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between local and folk

is that local is a person who lives nearby while folk is people.

As an adjective local

is from or in a nearby location.

As adjectives the difference between civil and folk

is that civil is having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion while folk is of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.

As a noun folk is

a grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.