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latch-key

latch-key is the alternative form of latchkey.

Meaning of latchkey

Noun

latchkey (plural latchkeys)

  1. A key, especially to an outside door.
    Synonyms:
    check key

See all 3 meanings of latchkey

Forms of latch-key

plurallatch-keys

Phrases with latch-key

Questions about latch-key

What is latch-key the alternative form of?
Latch-key is the alternative form of latchkey.

Words near latch-key in the dictionary

  1. latch key
  2. latch keys
  3. latch on
  4. latch onto
  5. latch'd
  6. latch-key
  7. latch-key child
  8. latch-key children
  9. latch-keys
  10. latch-up
  11. latch-ups

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Adapted from Wiktionary: latch-key (page history and authors); latchkey (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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