latchkey
A minor left at home while the parents are away. Also called a latchkey kid.
No wonder that kid can do whatever he wants, he's such a latchkey.
Latchkeyed
Somebody who was a latchkey kid.
Person 1: That guy is one strange person.. keeps to himself, hardly has any friends, always doing his own thing..
Person 2: Yea he was Latchkeyed as a child.
Person 1: Latchkey kid? Ah makes sense.
Person 2: Yea he was Latchkeyed as a child.
Person 1: Latchkey kid? Ah makes sense.
latchkey kid
A minor, left at home unsupervised while the parents are out or away; also called latchkey
The average amount of time a latchkey kid is home alone either before or after school is approximately two to three hours.
latchkey kid
A child (usually younger like age 7-13) who comes home (usually from school) to an empty house and is left unsupervised and to fend for themselves until someone older comes home to watch over them. This is usually done for 2-4 hours. This name/phrase originates from the latchkey of a door because the child is often given the responsibility/privilege/burden of carrying a key to the house around with them (even in school). The key is typically worn around the neck or kept in a hidden area of the book bag but is also sometimes hidden under a door mat of the house, or in some other hidden location near the door.
See also: child neglect
See also: child neglect
Every day little Stephen has to come home to an empty house and raise himself from 3-6. He bears the burden of being a Latchkey Kid.
Latchkey husband
Based on the phrase "latchkey kid." A husband who comes home from work to an empty house, left to his own defenses during the evening, while wife works opposite shift.
Because of his time alone, the latchkey husband was free to browse porn on the Internet.
latchkey wife
Based on the phrase "latchkey kid." A wife who comes home from work to an empty house, left to her own defenses during the evening, while husband works opposite shift.
Because of her time alone, the latchkey wife was free to have complete control over the remote control and the computer with no interruptions!
Latchkey Spouse
(n.) A person who works a full-time job, comes home to find their spouse not home because they left for their full-time time job mintues before the other arrived; a couple who have conflicting occupational schedules, and one or the other will come home to an empty house.
"Frank and Agnes have conflicting work schedules, they barely see each other!"
"I didn't know they were both a Latchkey Spouse."
"I didn't know they were both a Latchkey Spouse."