Latch-key-child Definition

noun

(idiomatic) A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).

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Singular:

latch-key-child

Plural:

latch-key-children

Origin of Latch-key-child

Door lock or latch + key

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