Definitions | latch-key child |
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- A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).
Translations: - Dutch: sleutelkind
- German: Schlí¼sselkind
Etymology: Door lock or latch + key
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