social work

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social work

  • /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl wɜːk/ UK
  • /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl wɝk/ US

noun

  1. uncountable Any of several professions concerned with providing social services to members of the community.

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noun any of several professions concerned with providing social services

Españolasistencia social
日本語ソーシャルワーク sōsharuwāku
中文社會福利工作 /社会福利工作 shèhuì fúlì gōngzuò, 社會工作 /社会工作 shèhuì gōngzuò, 社工 shègōng
हिन्दीसमाजसेवा samājsevā, सामजकार्य sāmajkārya
Françaistravail social
Deutschsoziale Arbeit
Românăasistență socială
Русскийсоциа́льная рабо́та sociálʹnaja rabóta
العربيةخِدْمَة اجْتِمَاعِيَّة ḵidma jtimāʕiyya

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"social work." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/social%20work. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{social_work_2026,
  title = {social work},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20work},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}