Noun: latchkey child
- A school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)
"As a latchkey child, she learned to be independent and responsible from a young age"
Derived forms: latchkey children
Type of: pupil, school-age child, schoolchild, schoolie [Austral, informal], schoolkid [informal]
Encyclopedia: Latchkey child