support group

American  

noun

1. a group of people who meet regularly to support or sustain each other by discussing problems affecting them in common, as alcoholism or bereavement.

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Etymology

Origin of support group

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

It’s no coincidence that the support group formed around the time that GPT-4 released last May.

From Slate

An integrative vet from Long Island who administers both medical and natural treatments, she runs a virtual support group called the Dog Mom Society.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Ms. Hillgrove visits a support group in San Francisco, the discussion is not about getting a dog or crossing the street, but how badly the speakers miss doing small things they once did so casually, and how much they dislike relying on others.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has “become an emotional support group,” he said, with so many of them struggling on the job market.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was 49, a full-time professor of sociology and humanities at Vanier College in Montreal and a mother raising five teenagers; she’d tried to start a support group with friends, but everyone was too busy to schedule a second meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal