(noun) The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
"Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome."
"Most young women do not welcome promiscuous advances."
"When you welcome change, you can start to create it."
"You will learn to believe that happiness is the aim in life when anger, fear & hurt aren't welcome."