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latchkey child

latch·key child
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lach-kee chahyld]
    • /ˈlætʃˌki tʃaɪld/
    • /ˈlæʧkiː tʃaɪld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lach-kee chahyld]
    • /ˈlætʃˌki tʃaɪld/

Definitions of latchkey child words

  • noun latchkey child a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work. 1
  • noun latchkey child child often home alone 1
  • noun latchkey child a child who has to let himself or herself in at home on returning from school, as his or her parents are out at work 0
  • noun latchkey child latchkey kid. 0
See all 4 definitions of latchkey child

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Origin of latchkey child

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; so called because such a child is provided with a key for getting into the home after school

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Parts of speech for Latchkey child

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latchkey child popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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