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}]