Self-sufficing \Self`-suf*fi"cing\, a. Sufficing for one's self or for itself, without needing external aid; self-sufficient. -- {Self`-suf*fi"cing*ness}, n. --J. C. Shairp.
self-sufficing adj : able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-sufficient}, {self-sustaining}]