noun
or latchkey kid
Etymology: so called because such a child is typically entrusted with a house key
: a school-age child of working parents who spends part of the day at home unsupervised
noun
or latchkey kid
Etymology: so called because such a child is typically entrusted with a house key
: a school-age child of working parents who spends part of the day at home unsupervised
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012