latchkey child

noun

Synonym of latchkey kid.

Meanings

nounlatchkey child (plural latchkey children)

plural latchkey children · alternative latch-key child

  1. Synonym of latchkey kid.

    Synonyms: latchkey kid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of latchkey kid.

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latchkey child. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latchkey%20child

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“latchkey child.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latchkey%20child. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latchkey child,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latchkey%20child.

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