latchkey kid

English

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.
    Synonym: latchkey child

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.