Sekirov Dictionary

latchkey

/ˈlæt͡ʃˌki/

adjective 1
noun 3
verb 1
forms 4

adjective1

•
Pertaining to unsupervised children in afterschool care contexts.
- In fashionable Potomac, for instance, almost 50 percent of the nonparental care was latchkey. — 1985

noun3

A key, especially to an outside door.
Ellipsis of latchkey kid.
•
Ellipsis of latchkey program.
- Latchkey is before and after school childcare for children who are in grades K-5. — 2025

verb1

To open something by means of a latchkey.

forms

latchkeyed · latchkeying · latchkeys · Latchkeys

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