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Definition of latchkey kid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

latchkey kid

noun
 
/ˈlætʃkiː kɪd/
 
/ˈlætʃkiː kɪd/
(also latchkey child
 
/ˈlætʃkiː tʃaɪld/
 
/ˈlætʃkiː tʃaɪld/
)
(usually disapproving)
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  1. a child who is at home alone after school because both parents are at work
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