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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

latchkey child

/lăch'-kēˌ chīld/ · latch·key· child · IPA
01 n. A child who frequently spends part of the day at home without adult supervision, especially a school child who returns home before the pare…
  1. 1.
    A child who frequently spends part of the day at home without adult supervision, especially a school child who returns home before the parent(s) return from work. Called also door-key child. Also: door-key child