dependant — dependent:
[almost the same pronunciation]
one man with two dependants
“Dependant” (noun & always refers to a person — for the right pronunciation, please click here) is ‘a person who needs another person or thing to survive; a person who depends on another person for support, such as food, money, clothing, etc.’,
e.g.
He has four dependants: his mother, wife and two children.
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Children dependent on others
“Dependent” (adjective & can be used for a person or thing; for the right pronunciation, please click here) is ‘needing something or someone in order to exist, be successful’; [in grammar] ‘a phrase or clause that is not the main part (not the governing part) in a sentence’,
e.g.
Children are completely dependent on their parents.
