HyperDic: latchkey_child

English > 1 sense of the expression latchkey child:
NOUNperson latchkey childa school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)
English > latchkey child: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work).
Broaderschoolchild, school-age child, pupilA young person attending school (up through senior high school)

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