social servicenoun
uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈsɜː.vɪs/us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈsɝː.vɪs/[ C usually plural ] a service provided by local or national government or another organization to help people who are old or ill or need support in their lives
social services
[ plural ] the department in local government that provides such services:
The case was referred to social services.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Social services & sanitation
- aftercare
- aid worker
- assisted living
- binman
- care
- children's home
- day care
- dustman
- garbage collector
- garbage man
- health service
- meals on wheels
- outreach
- public service
- refuse collector
- sanitary
- sanitation
- sanitation worker 1
- sanitation worker
- social worker