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latchkey kid

latchkey kid noun: a schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.

Noun

latchkey kid (plural latchkey kids)

  1. (informal) A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.
    • Forget about the American latchkey kids of my generation.2025 December 11, Colette Davidson, “Letter from Paris: France weighs an end to its four-day school week”, in The Christian Science Monitor
    Synonyms:
    latchkey child

Synonyms of latchkey kid

Forms of latchkey kid

plurallatchkey kids

Questions about latchkey kid

What does latchkey kid mean?
Latchkey kid means a schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.
What part of speech is latchkey kid?
Latchkey kid is a noun.
What is the plural of latchkey kid?
The plural of latchkey kid is latchkey kids.

Words near latchkey kid in the dictionary

  1. Latchingdon
  2. latchings
  3. latchkey
  4. latchkey child
  5. latchkey children
  6. latchkey kid
  7. latchkey kids
  8. latchkey program
  9. latchkey programs
  10. latchkeyed
  11. latchkeying

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