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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
— social worker noun
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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
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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
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