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Noun: latchkey child
  1. A school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)

Derived forms: latchkey children

Type of: pupil, school-age child, schoolchild, schoolie [Austral, informal], schoolkid [informal]

Encyclopedia: Latchkey child

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