latchkey kid
noun [C] /ˈlætʃ.kiːˌkɪd/ (also latchkey child) old-fashioned informalDefinition
› a child who has a key to his or her home and is often alone at home after school has finished for the day because his or her parents are out at workParents and children
(Definition of latchkey kid noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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