dependant
noun
[ dɪˈpɛnd(ə)nt ]
• a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.
• "a single man with no dependants"
Similar:
child,
minor,
ward,
charge,
protégé,
relative,
family member,
hanger-on,
parasite,
offspring,
progeny,
fosterling,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a dependency): from Old French, literally ‘hanging down from’, present participle of dependre (see depend).
