Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun folk_tale

1 sense of folk tale

Sense 1
folktale, folk tale -- (a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk)
       => narrative, narration, story, tale -- (a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children")