latchkey kids

A form of latchkey kid — A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of latchkey kid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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