latchkey kid
US
・UK
A2
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.
Video subtitles
Top 50 Things Only Americans Do And Think it's Normal
- 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.
The $3B mistake that built Paw Patrol: Ronnen Harary
- So I grew up, like, as a latchkey kid.
So I grew up, like, as a latchkey kid.