social welfare social unit • social work · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · social welfare · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need. Synonyms: social welfare, welfare, public assistance. Example: "She lives on welfare." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · welfare · · Synonym 1 public assistance · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 w latin small letter w U+0077