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latchkey child

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latchkey child

 
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–noun
a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
Also called door-key child.

Origin:
1940–45; so called because such a child is provided with a key for getting into the home after school
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Latchkey Child Service
Enroll your child to be called when they are at home alone after school
www.latchkey-kids.com
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latchkey child  
n.  A usually school-age child who regularly spends part of the day unsupervised at home while the parents are at work.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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