social work

social work

noun

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

Examples of SOCIAL WORK

1. She is doing social work.
2. He has a job in social work.

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