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Definition of
latchkey child noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
latchkey child
noun
noun
(
also
latchkey kid
)
(
usually disapproving
)
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a child who is at home alone after school because both parents are at work
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latchkey child
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Nearby words
latch
verb
latchkey
noun
latchkey child
noun
latch on
phrasal verb
late
adjective