dependant A2 Topic:Family & Relationships UK /dɪˈpɛndənt/ See IPA manual Freq #45749 Meanings 1 noun a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) The pension supported the widow and one dependant child. 2 adj Obsolete spelling of dependent. Mrs. Smith has this morning exercised the privilege of riches upon a poor dependant cousin, by sending me on business to London. 3 adj Misspelling of dependent. However, word-final unstressed schwa is deleted even by the speakers from South Albania, though to different degrees and dependant on the speech style[…] 4 noun UK and Commonwealth standard spelling of dependent. The pension supported the widow and one dependant child. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who relies on... dependent ↔ Opposites supporterproviderindependent Word family Forms dependants Derived forms dependancy Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dependant **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpɛndənt/ **Frequency rank:** 45749 ## Meanings 1. a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) 2. Obsolete spelling of dependent. 3. Misspelling of dependent. 4. UK and Commonwealth standard spelling of dependent. ## Examples - The pension supported the widow and one dependant child. - Mrs. Smith has this morning exercised the privilege of riches upon a poor dependant cousin, by sending me on business to London. - However, word-final unstressed schwa is deleted even by the speakers from South Albania, though to different degrees and dependant on the speech style[…] - The pension supported the widow and one dependant child. ## Synonyms - dependent ## Antonyms - supporter - provider - independent ## Derived Forms - dependancy ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown