social service

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noun

organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.

Origin of social service

First recorded in 1850–55

OTHER WORDS FROM social service

so·cial-serv·ice, adjective

Words nearby social service

social secretary, social security, social security act, social security administration, social security system, social service, social services, social settlement, social sharing, social statics, social stratification

Words related to social services

relief, welfare, casework

British Dictionary definitions for social services

social services

pl n

welfare activities organized by the state or a local authority and carried out by trained personnel