dependantnoun [ C ]
UK US dependent uk/dɪˈpen.dənt/us/dɪˈpen.dənt/someone who depends on you for financial support, such as a child or family member who does not work:
My pension will provide for my dependants.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- grandchild
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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