dependents

noun

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

adjective

addicted to a drug

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

held from above and hanging down

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

contingent on something else

relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

Roots

pendopend- · Latin · hang

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