keychain

K5E1Y4C3H4A1I1N1
/ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/

noun

A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.

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Meanings

nounkeychain (plural keychains)

plural keychains · alternative key chain · alternative key-chain

  1. A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
  2. An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring.
  3. computingA digital repository for the storage of cryptographic keys.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
chain

Origin

From key + chain.

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Translations

Afrikaans sleutelring
  • sleutelringchain or ring
Arabic حَمَّالَة مَفَاتِيح
  • حَمَّالَة مَفَاتِيح (ḥammālat mafātīḥ)chain or ring
Bulgarian ключодържа́тел
  • ключодържа́тел (ključodăržátel)chain or ring
Catalan clauer
  • clauerchain or ring
Chinese Mandarin 鑰匙扣 /钥匙扣, 鑰匙鏈 /钥匙链
  • 鑰匙扣 /钥匙扣 (yàoshikòu)chain or ring
  • 鑰匙鏈 /钥匙链 (yàoshiliàn)chain or ring
Czech klíčenka
  • klíčenkachain or ring
Danish nøglering
  • nøgleringchain or ring
Dutch sleutelhanger
  • sleutelhangerchain or ring
Esperanto ŝlosilingo, ŝlosilfasko
  • ŝlosilingochain or ring
  • ŝlosilfaskochain or ring
  • ŝlosilringochain or ring
Estonian võtmehoidja
  • võtmehoidjachain or ring
Finnish avainketju, avainrengas
  • avainketjuchain or ring
  • avainrengaschain or ring
French porte-clef, porte-clé
  • porte-clefchain or ring
  • porte-cléchain or ring
German Schlüsselring
  • Schlüsselringchain or ring
Greek κλειδοθήκη
  • κλειδοθήκη (kleidothíki)chain or ring
Hebrew מחזיק מפתחות
  • מחזיק מפתחות (maḥzík mafteḥót)chain or ring
Indonesian gantungan kunci
  • gantungan kuncichain or ring
Italian portachiavi
  • portachiavichain or ring
Japanese キーホルダー, キーチェーン
  • キーホルダー (kī horudā)chain or ring
  • キーチェーン (kī chēn)chain or ring
Korean 키 체인, 열쇠고리
  • 키 체인 (ki chein)chain or ring
  • 열쇠고리 (yeolsoegori)chain or ring
  • 열쇠꾸러미 (yeolsoekkureomi)chain or ring
Latin clavicularius
  • claviculariuschain or ring
Lithuanian raktų pakabukas
  • raktų pakabukaschain or ring
Malay rantai kunci
  • rantai kuncichain or ring
Norwegian Bokmål nøkkelring
  • nøkkelringchain or ring
Persian جاکلیدی
  • جاکلیدی (jakelidi)chain or ring
Polish brelok, breloczek
  • brelokchain or ring
  • breloczekchain or ring
Portuguese chaveiro, porta-chaves
  • chaveirochain or ring
  • porta-chaveschain or ring
Romanian portchei
  • portcheichain or ring
Russian брело́к, цепо́чка
  • брело́к (brelók)chain or ring
  • цепо́чка (cepóčka)chain or ring
Slovak kľúčenka
  • kľúčenkachain or ring
Spanish llavero
  • llaverochain or ring
Swedish nyckelring
  • nyckelringchain or ring
Tagalog palasusian
  • palasusianchain or ring
Thai พวงกุญแจ
  • พวงกุญแจ (puang gun-jae)chain or ring
Turkish anahtarlık
  • anahtarlıkchain or ring
Ukrainian брело́к, дармови́с
  • брело́к (brelók)chain or ring
  • дармови́с (darmovýs)chain or ring
  • дармові́с (darmovís)chain or ring
  • при́чепка (prýčepka)chain or ring
Vietnamese móc khoá
  • móc khoáchain or ring
Welsh cylch allweddi
  • cylch allweddichain or ring
Yiddish שליסל־קייטל
  • שליסל־קייטל (shlisl-keytl)chain or ring
Cite this entry
APA

keychain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keychain

MLA

“keychain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keychain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keychain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keychain.

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