1.a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
2.not independent;
dependent children
3.contingent on something else
4.of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;
a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
5.being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;
subject peoples
6.addicted to a drug