welfare

noun

Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being.

noun

Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to people in need.

idiom

(on welfare) Receiving regular assistance from the government or private agencies because of need.

noun

A state or condition of doing well; prosperous or satisfactory course or relation; exemption from evil; state with respect to well-being: as, to promote the physical or the spiritual welfare of society; to inquire after a friend’s welfare; to be anxious about the welfare of a ship at sea.

noun

A source of well-being; a blessing; a good.

noun

Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.

noun

Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.