Latch-key child

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

English

Etymology

Door lock or latch + key

Noun

latch-key child

1. A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).

Translations

Dutch: sleutelkind n.