needy

nouns

needy people collectively
"they try to help the needy"
needy
is a type of (narrower)
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
"the urban poor need assistance"
poor, poor people

adjectives

poor enough to need help from others
destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
is derived from
neediness
is derived from
need
demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
needy
is derived from
neediness
is similar to
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
"found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"
demanding