support group
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- noun
- /səˈpɔrt ɡruːp/
- In this instance, another lesbian couple was also present at the support group.
- support groups help
- counseling and support groups
- services and support groups
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Watch on YouTubeTherapy helps, as can support groups or even trusted friends.
- Therapy helps, as can support groups or even trusted friends.
- Get your reality checks there, friends, therapy, support groups, whatever it may be.
- So that's the kind of support group that you need.
- And so there are support groups, there are are social services.
- It keeps you kind of honest and you have a great support group.
- And there's these support groups for women that grieve over families that they never had.
- And so I kind of made friends with the near death support group and that's how that study happened.
- People need coping mechanisms, support groups.
- Maya's grandmother found a support group called Children's Alopecia Project, also referred to as CAP.
- And we, we need to lean into it and bring people into that support group, not, not be embarrassed about it.
- She argues that these support groups, learning societies, agents of change can empower members.
Examples
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I had gone to support groups for young adults with cancer.
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You will all have counselors and support groups available throughout your pregnancy and after the baby is placed.
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And so I really felt on my own and had to create that support group for myself.
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And there are also some wonderful cancer support groups, too.
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We were in the same cancer support group.
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Could you tell our audience about the support group that you belong to?
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I'm so blessed to have such an amazing support group through my family, my friends, and you guys are so helpful all the time.
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The highlight of my week is this cancer support group I've been going to.
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There was an astonishing variety of workshops, classes, and support groups on offer.
Fiction book (2000) -
Attending a weekly support group for parents of children with autism has been incredibly helpful for me.
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Morphology
The meaning 'a group of people who give each other help or encouragement' is directly derived from combining 'support' (aid, encouragement) with 'group' (a collection of people). This is a fully compositional noun phrase following common English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase support group comes from the image of a group of people giving support, like friends standing around someone to keep them steady when they are having a hard time. So it means 'a group of people who meet to help and encourage each other'.