latchkey child

/ˌlætʃˈki tʃaɪld/
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Definitions of latchkey child
  1. noun
    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)
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    type of:
    pupil, school-age child, schoolchild
    a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
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