DEPENDENT
Definition of DEPENDENT
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One who relies on another for support
"With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all."
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(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
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(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.
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Relying upon; depending upon.
"At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition."
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Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
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(of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
Source: Wiktionary