dependent
nouns
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
adjectives
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
"dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"
is similar to
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
"a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"
is similar to
used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each
is an attribute of
freedom from control or influence of another or others
(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"
antonym
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
"subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
is derived from
addicted to a drug
is derived from
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