social work

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noun

organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.

Origin of social work

First recorded in 1915–20

OTHER WORDS FROM social work

social worker, noun

Words nearby social work

social tagging, social unit, social war, social wasp, social welfare, social work, social-minded, socialism, socialist, socialist international, socialist labor party

British Dictionary definitions for social work

social work

noun

any of various social services designed to alleviate the conditions of the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children

Derived forms of social work

social worker, noun