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latchkey kids

latchkey kids is the plural of latchkey kid.

Meaning of latchkey kid

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

Questions about latchkey kids

What is latchkey kids the plural of?
Latchkey kids is the plural of latchkey kid.

Words near latchkey kids in the dictionary

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

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