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latchkey kid

n. (context informal English) A schoolchild who carries keys to his or her house because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.

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Latchkey kid

A latchkey kid or latchkey child is a 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 with little parental supervision.

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I almost said so, but luckily remembered just in time that Kristy has been a latchkey kid for years.