CHILD WELFARE AGENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does child welfare agency mean? 

• CHILD WELFARE AGENCY (noun)
  The noun CHILD WELFARE AGENCY has 1 sense:

1. an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children

  Familiarity information: CHILD WELFARE AGENCY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHILD WELFARE AGENCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

child welfare agency; child welfare service

Hypernyms ("child welfare agency" is a kind of...):

administrative body; administrative unit (a unit with administrative responsibilities)

 Context examples 

If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, call the police or your local child welfare agency.

(Child Abuse, NIH)