n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1903
1 : of, relating to, or concerned with welfare and especially with improvement of the welfare of disadvantaged social groups < welfare legislation>
2 : receiving public welfare benefits < welfare families>
n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1903
1 : of, relating to, or concerned with welfare and especially with improvement of the welfare of disadvantaged social groups < welfare legislation>
2 : receiving public welfare benefits < welfare families>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012