Meanings
Translations
Arabic خِدْمَة اجْتِمَاعِيَّة
- خِدْمَة اجْتِمَاعِيَّة (ḵidma jtimāʕiyya)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
Chinese Mandarin 社會福利工作 /社会福利工作, 社會工作 /社会工作
- 社會福利工作 /社会福利工作 (shèhuì fúlì gōngzuò)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
- 社會工作 /社会工作 (shèhuì gōngzuò)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
- 社工 (shègōng)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
Dutch maatschappelijk werk
- maatschappelijk werkany of several professions concerned with providing social services
Finnish sosiaalityö
- sosiaalityöany of several professions concerned with providing social services
French travail social
- travail socialany of several professions concerned with providing social services
German soziale Arbeit
- soziale Arbeitany of several professions concerned with providing social services
Hindi समाजसेवा, सामजकार्य
- समाजसेवा (samājsevā)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
- सामजकार्य (sāmajkārya)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
Indonesian pekerjaan sosial
- pekerjaan sosialany of several professions concerned with providing social services
Japanese ソーシャルワーク
- ソーシャルワーク (sōsharuwāku)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
Malay kerja sosial
- kerja sosialany of several professions concerned with providing social services
Punjabi ਸਮਾਜਸੇਵਾ
- ਸਮਾਜਸੇਵਾ (samājsevā)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
Romanian asistență socială
- asistență socialăany of several professions concerned with providing social services
Russian социа́льная рабо́та
- социа́льная рабо́та (sociálʹnaja rabóta)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
Spanish asistencia social
- asistencia socialany of several professions concerned with providing social services
Urdu خدمت خلق
- خدمت خلق (xidmat-xalq)any of several professions concerned with providing social services
Cite this entry
APA
social work. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20work
MLA
“social work.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20work. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social work,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20work.
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