" welfare "

[Noun]  | "wel*fare" | \ ˈwel-ˌfer \

1: the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity

2: aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need

3: an agency or program through which such aid is distributed

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English, from the phrase wel faren to fare well;

[Noun]  | "welfare state" 

1: a social system based on the assumption by a political state of primary responsibility for the individual and social welfare of its citizens

2: a nation or state characterized by the operation of the welfare state system

Origin: 1894 ;

[Noun]  | "welfare family" 

1: a family that receives government assistance

[Noun]  | "social welfare" 

1: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups; specifically : social work

Origin: 1912 ;

[Noun]  | "corporate welfare" 

1: money or aid given by the government to help a large company

[Adjective]  | "welfare" 

1: of, relating to, or concerned with welfare and especially with improvement of the welfare of disadvantaged social groups

2: receiving public welfare benefits

Origin: 1886 ;

[Adjective]  | "an*ti-wel*fare" | \ ˌan-tē-ˈwel-ˌfer \

1: opposed to or hostile toward government welfare programs

Origin: 1919 ;

[Idiom]  | "on welfare" 

1: receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income

[Geographical name]  | "Roosevelt Island" 

1: island in the East River, New York City, connected to Manhattan by tramway; formerly the site of penal and later hospital facilities

[Noun]  | "welfare" 

[Noun]  | "welfare states" 

[Noun]  | "welfare state"