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DEPENDENT

Definition:

[noun] a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Synonyms: dependant
[adjective] not independent; "dependent children"
[adjective] contingent on something else
Synonyms: dependant, qualified
[adjective] 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"
Synonyms: subordinate
[adjective] being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
Synonyms: subject
[adjective] addicted to a drug
Synonyms: dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out