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latch-key child

latch-key child is the alternative form of latchkey child.

Meaning of latchkey child

Noun

latchkey child (plural latchkey children)

  1. Synonym of latchkey kid.
    Synonyms:
    latchkey kid

Forms of latch-key child

plurallatch-key children

Questions about latch-key child

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

Words near latch-key child in the dictionary

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

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