Latchkey
noun
A key to open a door, especially outside door of a home.
It's a good idea to give a latchkey to a trusted neighbor in case of emergencies.
Often appears as...
- have a latchkey
- lose a latchkey
adjective
A term used to describe children who are typically left at home with little parental supervision because parents are away at work.
Latchkey kids may have extra responsibilities compared to their peers, like preparing their own meals.
Often appears as...
- latchkey child
- latchkey kid
noun
A key to open a door, especially outside door of a home.
It's a good idea to give a latchkey to a trusted neighbor in case of emergencies.
Often appears as...
- have a latchkey
- lose a latchkey
adjective
A term used to describe children who are typically left at home with little parental supervision because parents are away at work.
Latchkey kids may have extra responsibilities compared to their peers, like preparing their own meals.
Often appears as...
- latchkey child
- latchkey kid
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Safekeeping Essential
A latchkey is crucial for home access. Protect it to prevent lockouts or security issues.
I always check my pocket for the latchkey before leaving the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Trust Implication
Giving someone a latchkey indicates trust, as it gives them access to your home.
My parents only give a latchkey to family members.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Preparedness
A latchkey can be crucial in emergencies, ensuring someone can enter if needed.
We gave our latchkey to the neighbor in case we ever got locked out.
Pro Tip 1/3Safekeeping Essential
A latchkey is crucial for home access. Protect it to prevent lockouts or security issues.
I always check my pocket for the latchkey before leaving the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Trust Implication
Giving someone a latchkey indicates trust, as it gives them access to your home.
My parents only give a latchkey to family members.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Preparedness
A latchkey can be crucial in emergencies, ensuring someone can enter if needed.
We gave our latchkey to the neighbor in case we ever got locked out.
Pro Tip 1/3Safekeeping Essential
A latchkey is crucial for home access. Protect it to prevent lockouts or security issues.
I always check my pocket for the latchkey before leaving the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Trust Implication
Giving someone a latchkey indicates trust, as it gives them access to your home.
My parents only give a latchkey to family members.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Preparedness
A latchkey can be crucial in emergencies, ensuring someone can enter if needed.
We gave our latchkey to the neighbor in case we ever got locked out.
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The Story We Tell About...
not the shiny exception. I am the exception. I was raised by a quietly fierce single mother in Rochester, New York. I was bussed to a school in the suburbs, from a neighborhood that many of my classmates and their parents considered dangerous. At eight, I was a latchkey kid.
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The Story We Tell About...
not the shiny exception. I am the exception. I was raised by a quietly fierce single mother in Rochester, New York. I was bussed to a school in the suburbs, from a neighborhood that many of my classmates and their parents considered dangerous. At eight, I was a latchkey kid.
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Quote examples
Jennifer Garner
American Actress
I remember, my mom didn't have any help, so if she needed to be somewhere after school, we'd just go down to the neighbors' and she'd give us a snack and make sure we did our homework. There weren't any latchkey kids.
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Loni Love
American Comedian
I was a latchkey kid, so when I saw the 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' that showed me that there was a different type of lifestyle out there. I was curious about it and amazed about it.
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Jim Rash
American Actor
I was very much a latchkey kid. My parents would feel the back of the television to make sure I hadn't been watching it when they were gone, which inevitably I was.
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Doug Ose
American Politician
There are a lot of latchkey kids. I don't want to be sitting there when a guy blurts something out over the TV and have my daughters ask me what those words mean.
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Eric Braeden
American Actor
If we keep on ignoring and leaving children to their own devices at home, they become latchkey kids, and trust me, the consequences of that are not good.
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Letitia Baldrige
American Writer
We're a nation of latchkey children. Manners start at home, and no one is at home teaching manners so that children have respect for others.
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Lara Flynn Boyle
American Actress
To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.
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Jonathan Banks
American Actor
I was a latchkey kid from the time I was 7 years old.
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Roy Choi
South Korean Chef
I was a latchkey kid, from 4 or 5 years old.
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Redfoo
American Musician
I was a latchkey kid.
Quote examples
Jennifer Garner
American Actress
I remember, my mom didn't have any help, so if she needed to be somewhere after school, we'd just go down to the neighbors' and she'd give us a snack and make sure we did our homework. There weren't any latchkey kids.
Quote examples
Loni Love
American Comedian
I was a latchkey kid, so when I saw the 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' that showed me that there was a different type of lifestyle out there. I was curious about it and amazed about it.
Quote examples
Jim Rash
American Actor
I was very much a latchkey kid. My parents would feel the back of the television to make sure I hadn't been watching it when they were gone, which inevitably I was.
Quote examples
Doug Ose
American Politician
There are a lot of latchkey kids. I don't want to be sitting there when a guy blurts something out over the TV and have my daughters ask me what those words mean.
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Eric Braeden
American Actor
If we keep on ignoring and leaving children to their own devices at home, they become latchkey kids, and trust me, the consequences of that are not good.
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Letitia Baldrige
American Writer
We're a nation of latchkey children. Manners start at home, and no one is at home teaching manners so that children have respect for others.
Quote examples
Lara Flynn Boyle
American Actress
To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.
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Jonathan Banks
American Actor
I was a latchkey kid from the time I was 7 years old.
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Roy Choi
South Korean Chef
I was a latchkey kid, from 4 or 5 years old.
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Redfoo
American Musician
I was a latchkey kid.
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