social work

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

Origin of social work

1
First recorded in 1915–20

Other words from social work

  • social worker, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for social work

social work

noun
  1. 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

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