social work

noun

: the work done by someone who works for a government or private organization that helps people who have financial or family problems

Full Definition of SOCIAL WORK

: any of various professional activities or methods concretely concerned with providing social services and especially with the investigation, treatment, and material aid of the economically, physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged

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First Known Use of SOCIAL WORK

1890

Rhymes with SOCIAL WORK

Atatürk, basketwork, bodywork, busywork, cabinetwork, city clerk, clean-and-jerk, crewelwork, donkeywork, fancywork, handiwork, journeywork, lacquerwork, latticework, leatherwork, masterwork, metalwork, needlework, openwork, out of work, overwork, paperwork, plasterwork, shipping clerk, soda jerk, stated clerk, trestlework, wickerwork, wonderwork

Medical Dictionary

social work

noun

Medical Definition of SOCIAL WORK

: any of various professional services, activities, or methods concretely concerned with the investigation, treatment, and material aid of the economically, physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged