Definition of "Dependent" :

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

adjective: addicted to a drug

adjective: contingent on something else

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

"Dependent children."

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."

adjective: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

"A dependent prince."

adjective: held from above and hanging down