What make an essential amino acid essential?

Define essential amino acid? What make it essential?
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Any amino acid that is required by an animal for growth but that cannot be synthesized by the animal's cells and must be supplied in the diet. So since it has to be found in the diet and you need it, it is considered essential.
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