dependant
/dɪˈpɛndənt/
noun
- A person who relies on someone else for financial support, such as a child or elderly relative.
- As a student, he was still a dependant of his parents.
- The insurance policy covers the employee and their dependants.
- She listed her two children as dependants on her tax form.
adjective
- Needing someone or something for support; reliant.
- The project's success is dependant on good weather.
- The young bird was still dependant on its mother for food.
- His dependant nature made it hard for him to live alone.