Dependent: adj. (word coming from depend).
The adjective "dependent" designates something or someone who depends on something or someone (submissive, subordinate, tributary).
These two things are dependent on each other (interdependent).
To be dependent on someone.
Dependent person, who requires constant assistance, who does not have his autonomy.
Accommodation establishment for dependent elderly people (EHPAD).
Dependent drug addict (addict; colloquial: addicted).
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