latchkey kid
latchkey kid · latchkey kids
A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent…A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.
» From about age 6, I led the life of a latchkey kid.
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1 senses(informal)A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.
Schlüsselkind
Examples
2 sentencesFrom about age 6, I led the life of a latchkey kid.
We were latchkey kids.
deWir waren Schlüsselkinder. — Luiaard
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
schoolchild:
Forms
plural: latchkey kids| Singular | latchkey kid |
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