latchkeyn.

Brit.

/ˈlatʃkiː/, U.S.

/ˈlætʃˌki/

Originally: a key used to draw back the night-latch of a door. Now usually: the key of a spring door-lock. Frequently allusive and attributive, with reference to the use of a latchkey by a younger member of a household (esp. one who comes home from school when his or her parents are still at work) or a lodger.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > latch-key

clicket key1348

clicket1391

pass-key1633

latchkey1825

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in another's house > lodger

boarder1530

inmake1536

inmate1589

quarterer1595

commoner1598

tabler1598

by-settel1612

lodgera1616

inquilinea1641

pensioner1673

pensionnairea1794

Artful Dodger1839

paying guest1853

roomer1859

star boarder1875

pension-boarder1898

latchkey1905

PG1925

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of house > household > member of > with latch-key

latchkey1905

1825 C. Mathews Memorandum-bk. (ed. 2) 19 At last he recollected he had a latch key in his pocket.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 199 I couldn't find the place where the latch-key went in.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 143 Here, at all hours of the night, may be heard the rattling of latch-keys in their respective keyholes.

1856 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 270 He opened the door with his latch-key.

1950 T. S. Eliot Cocktail Party i. iii. 70 Lavinia lets herself in with a latch-key.

attributive.1892 I. Zangwill Big Bow Myst. 37 The front door..is guarded by the latchkey lock and the big lock.1902 Daily Chron. 22 Aug. 3/6 At the beginning of the latchkey life everything looks delightful.1905 Daily Chron. 17 Nov. 1/7 The names of 2,596 workmen in Devonport, known as latch-key voters,..were restored to the occupiers' list.1944 in Amer. Speech (1965) 40 145 Latchkey children.1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 158 The arrival of American servicemen in Australia produced..latch-key kids for children left at home on their own by mothers engaged in war industry.1946 Life 8 Apr. 90/2 His was a latchkey existence.1960 Guardian 23 Nov. 8/5 What happens to the ‘latch-key children’ in Germany?1974 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 14 June 11/5 One in every four school children was a latch-key child.

Derivatives

latchkey v. to open with a latchkey; to let oneself into (a house, etc.) by means of a latchkey.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > a door, gate, etc. > unlock, unbolt, etc. > open with a latch-key

latchkey1939

1939 E. S. Gardner Case of Rolling Bones (1940) v. 60 Mason latch-keyed the office door to find Gertrude down on hands and knees scrubbing at the charred carpet.

1961 P. G. Wodehouse Ice in Bedroom xv. 119 As he latchkeyed himself into Peacehaven..there was a song on his lips.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	latchkey
释义	latchkeyn. Brit. /ˈlatʃkiː/, U.S. /ˈlætʃˌki/ Originally: a key used to draw back the night-latch of a door. Now usually: the key of a spring door-lock. Frequently allusive and attributive, with reference to the use of a latchkey by a younger member of a household (esp. one who comes home from school when his or her parents are still at work) or a lodger. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > latch-key clicket key1348 clicket1391 pass-key1633 latchkey1825 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in another's house > lodger boarder1530 inmake1536 inmate1589 quarterer1595 commoner1598 tabler1598 by-settel1612 lodgera1616 inquilinea1641 pensioner1673 pensionnairea1794 Artful Dodger1839 paying guest1853 roomer1859 star boarder1875 pension-boarder1898 latchkey1905 PG1925 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of house > household > member of > with latch-key latchkey1905 1825 C. Mathews Memorandum-bk. (ed. 2) 19 At last he recollected he had a latch key in his pocket. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 199 I couldn't find the place where the latch-key went in. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 143 Here, at all hours of the night, may be heard the rattling of latch-keys in their respective keyholes. 1856 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 270 He opened the door with his latch-key. 1950 T. S. Eliot Cocktail Party i. iii. 70 Lavinia lets herself in with a latch-key. attributive.1892 I. Zangwill Big Bow Myst. 37 The front door..is guarded by the latchkey lock and the big lock.1902 Daily Chron. 22 Aug. 3/6 At the beginning of the latchkey life everything looks delightful.1905 Daily Chron. 17 Nov. 1/7 The names of 2,596 workmen in Devonport, known as latch-key voters,..were restored to the occupiers' list.1944 in Amer. Speech (1965) 40 145 Latchkey children.1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 158 The arrival of American servicemen in Australia produced..latch-key kids for children left at home on their own by mothers engaged in war industry.1946 Life 8 Apr. 90/2 His was a latchkey existence.1960 Guardian 23 Nov. 8/5 What happens to the ‘latch-key children’ in Germany?1974 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 14 June 11/5 One in every four school children was a latch-key child. Derivatives latchkey v. to open with a latchkey; to let oneself into (a house, etc.) by means of a latchkey. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > a door, gate, etc. > unlock, unbolt, etc. > open with a latch-key latchkey1939 1939 E. S. Gardner Case of Rolling Bones (1940) v. 60 Mason latch-keyed the office door to find Gertrude down on hands and knees scrubbing at the charred carpet. 1961 P. G. Wodehouse Ice in Bedroom xv. 119 As he latchkeyed himself into Peacehaven..there was a song on his lips. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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