latchkey child

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latchkey child

A usually school-age child who regularly spends part of the day unsupervised at home while the parents are at work.

latchkey child

a child who has to let himself in at home on returning from school, as his parents are out at work

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Noun

latchkey child - a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)

school-age child, schoolchild, pupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school)

Translations

latchkey child

n → Schlüsselkind nt

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