support group

noun

: a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another

Examples of support group in a Sentence

He joined an alcoholics' support group.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ashford-Clyburn meets with a monthly support group led by Dolores Hammonds, with the Aging and Brain Health Alliance. — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

To ramp up the supply of blood, support groups are hosting blood drives. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

What matters is finding your people, in whatever form that takes, whether that’s online, in a support group, in one friend who really sees you, or in the stories of strangers who made it through something similar. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Brophy is a hiker, and her Apple watch last pinged her at a trailhead near the pond, according to the nonprofit support group. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for support group

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe

Medical Definition

support group

noun

: a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another