latchkey kid
noun/ˈlætʃkiː kɪd/
/ˈlætʃkiː kɪd/
(also latchkey child
(usually disapproving)/ˈlætʃkiː tʃaɪld/
/ˈlætʃkiː tʃaɪld/
)- a child who is at home alone after school because both parents are at work
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