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单词
latchkey child
释义
latchkey child
in British English
noun
a child who has to let himself or herself in at home on returning from school, as his or her parents are out at work
latchkey child
in American English
noun
a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work
Also called
:
door-key child
Word origin
[
1940–45; so called because such a child is provided with a key for getting into thehome after school
]
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