latchkey kid
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n. (c.)Countable NounA child who returns from school to an empty home because their parent or parents are away at work, or a child who is often left at home unsupervised.
As a latchkey kid, I learned to be independent from a young age.
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- The latchkey kid generation of Gen X helped inspire the entire kids-on-bikes subgenre.
The latchkey kid generation of Gen X helped inspire the entire kids-on-bikes subgenre.