dependent

adj 1: not independent; "dependent children" [ant: {independent}]

2: contingent on something else [syn: {dependant}, {qualified}]

3: (grammar) of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically

as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent)

clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a

sentence" [syn: {subordinate}] [ant: {independent}]

4: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;

"subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" [syn: {subject}]

5: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependant}, {drug-addicted}, {hooked},

{strung-out}]

n : a person who relies on another person for support

(especially financial support) [syn: {dependant}]