dependent

  • (noun): One who relies on another for support
  • (noun): (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
  • (noun): (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
  • (adjective): Relying upon; depending upon.
  • (adjective): Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
  • (adjective): (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
  • (adjective): Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
  • (adjective): Hanging down.
  • With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
  • At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
  • a dependent bough or leaf