social work
/ˈsəʊ.ʃəl wɜːk/US/ˈsoʊ.ʃəl wɝk/
social work noun: any of several professions concerned with providing social services to members of the community.
Noun
social work (uncountable)
social work meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi
social work in Hindi
- any of several professions concerned with providing social services
- समाजसेवा samājsevā, सामजकार्य sāmajkārya
social work in Tamil
- சமுதாயப் பணி, சமூகப் பணி, சமூகப்பணி
social work in Urdu
- any of several professions concerned with providing social services
- خدمت خلق xidmat-xalq
social work in Punjabi
- any of several professions concerned with providing social services
- ਸਮਾਜਸੇਵਾ samājsevā
More languagesFewer languages
- social work in Gujarati
- સમાજસેવા samājsevā
- social work in Arabic
- خِدْمَة اجْتِمَاعِيَّة ḵidma jtimāʕiyya
- social work in Malay
- kerja sosial
- social work in Indonesian
- pekerjaan sosial
Words formed from social work
Questions about social work
- What does social work mean?
- Social work means any of several professions concerned with providing social services to members of the community.
- What is social work in Hindi?
- Social work in Hindi is समाजसेवा (samājsevā), सामजकार्य (sāmajkārya). See Social work meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is social work?
- Social work is a noun.
- How do you pronounce social work?
- Social work is pronounced /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl wɜːk/ (UK).
Words near social work in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: social work (page history and authors); social work (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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