dependent child
Youth needing care
A dependent child is someone who relies on a parent or guardian for financial support and care, typically a minor living at home.
The term appears frequently in legal, tax, and insurance contexts, where specific age limits and conditions determine who qualifies: You can claim a dependent child on your taxes until they turn 24 if they're a full-time student.
The phrase distinguishes children still under parental responsibility from those who have reached independence.
- minorScale with lowered third
- sole custodyOne parent's complete authority
- custodyProtective care or control
- parental rightsLegal power over children
- supportTo uphold or sustain
tax credit · single parent · welfare · food stamps · infant · toddler · orphan · foster · ward · allowance · beneficiary · vulnerable · care · nurture · reliant · helpless · young · family
- beneficiariesbeneficiary, sole heir, legatee, devisee, annuitant
- parentagepaternity, parentage, maternity, fatherhood, motherhood
dependent childgrown-up
Mature person
adult · mature adult · senior citizen · elder · man
dependent childcaregiver
One providing daily assistance
guardian · parent · provider · breadwinner · custodial parent
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