dependant
One needing support
Dependant is the British spelling of dependent when used as a noun meaning a person who relies on another for support, especially financial: She listed three dependants on her tax return.
In American English, dependent serves for both noun and adjective.
The spelling dependant is rarely used as an adjective in either variety.
Person before puberty
offspring · minor · ward · custodial · household · family · sibling · grandparent
Designated asset receiver
- claimantOne asserting entitlement
- recipientOne who receives something
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
maintenance · support · provision · subsistence · exemption · income · eligibility · entitlement
One providing daily assistance
- carerOne who tends others
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
custody · responsibility · burden · obligation · charge · protectee · homecare · eldercare
Protective care or control
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- wardProtected person; division
- minorScale with lowered third
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
conservatorship · parental · paternal · maternal · court-appointed · documentation · visa · immigration
Advanced in age
- disabledMade unable to function
- infirmWeak in body
- frailWeak and breakable
- incapacitatedMade unable to act
helpless · at-risk · needy · disadvantaged · sheltered · protected · defenseless · impaired
child
Person before puberty
kin · offspring · minor · ward · custodial · household · family · sibling · grandparent · stepchild
beneficiary
Designated asset receiver
alimony · maintenance · support · provision · subsistence · exemption · income · eligibility · entitlement · welfare
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- carerOne who tends others
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- assistanceSupport or aid given
aid · custody · responsibility · burden · obligation · charge · protectee · homecare · eldercare · childcare
custody
Protective care or control
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- wardProtected person; division
- minorScale with lowered third
incompetent · conservatorship · parental · paternal · maternal · court-appointed · documentation · visa · immigration · residency
elderly
Advanced in age
incapacitated · helpless · at-risk · needy · disadvantaged · sheltered · protected · defenseless · impaired · bedridden
dependantindependent
Free from external control
self-sufficient · self-reliant · autonomous · self-supporting · breadwinner