welfare Pronunciation: /ˈwelfeə(r)/Translate welfare | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of welfaren. 1 (health and prosperity) Wohl 2 (social work; payments etc.) Sozialhilfe be on welfare (Amer.) = Sozialhilfe bekommenwelfare in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of welfare in the British & World English dictionary Definition of welfare in the US English dictionary