support group
noun [C]Definition
› a group of people who have had similar experiences, especially difficult ones, and who provide help to each other: After their baby died, they joined a local support group.Counselling and psychotherapyHelpers and accomplicesPeople who help or serve people professionally
(Definition of support group noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a tower of strength idiom
- accessory noun (CRIMINAL)
- accomplice noun
- acolyte noun
- aide noun
- ally noun
- auxiliary noun (PERSON)
- collaborator noun (WORKING WITH)
- confederate noun
- contact noun (PERSON)
- enabler noun
- facilitator noun
- father figure noun
- help noun
- moll noun
- partner noun
- right-hand man noun
- second noun (HELPER)
- support network noun
- victim support noun
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