dependent

{
  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000488",
  "term": "dependent",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "An employee’s spouse; child who is unmarried and under 21 years of age or who, regardless of age, is physically or mentally incapable of self-support; dependent parent, including step and legally adopted parent of the employee’s spouse; and dependent brother and/or sister, including step and legally adoptive brothers and sisters of the employee’s spouse who is unmarried and under 21 years of age or who, regardless of age, is physically or mentally incapable of self-support.",
  "references": [
    "JP 3-68"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/dependent/"
}