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To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.
Lara Flynn Boyle

Meaning of "latchkey kid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LATCHKEY KID

latchkey kid  [ˈlætʃˌkiː kɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LATCHKEY KID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Latchkey kid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LATCHKEY KID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

latchkey kid

Latchkey kid

A latchkey kid or latchkey child is a child who returns from school to an empty home because his or her parent or parents are away at work, or a child who is often left at home with little or no parental supervision.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LATCHKEY KID


alkyd
ˈælkɪd
anti-skid
ˈæntɪˈskɪd
bruchid
ˈbruːkɪd
buck-naked
ˌbʌkˈneɪkɪd
butt-naked
ˌbʌtˈneɪkɪd
crooked
ˈkrʊkɪd
cryptorchid
krɪpˈtɔːkɪd
furkid
ˈfɜːkɪd
grandkid
ˈɡrændˌkɪd
kid
kɪd
Kidd
kɪd
Kyd
kɪd
monorchid
ˈmɒnɔːkɪd
mother-naked
ˌmʌðəˈneɪkɪd
naked
ˈneɪkɪd
nonskid
ˌnɒnˈskɪd
orchid
ˈɔːkɪd
skid
skɪd
wicked
ˈwɪkɪd
wonderkid
ˈwʌndəˌkɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LATCHKEY KID

lat.
latah
Latakia
Latam
latch
latch circuit
latch on
latchet
latchkey
latchkey child
latchstring
late
late developer
Late Greek
late hours
late in the day
Late Latin
late riser
late trading
late-night

WORDS THAT END LIKE LATCHKEY KID

acid
aid
android
avoid
bid
boomerang kid
David
did
grid
id
liquid
Madrid
mid
our kid
quiz kid
school kid
tailskid
whiz kid
whizz kid
wiz kid

Synonyms and antonyms of latchkey kid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «latchkey kid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LATCHKEY KID

Find out the translation of latchkey kid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of latchkey kid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «latchkey kid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挂钥匙的孩子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chico llavín
570 millions of speakers

English

latchkey kid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताली बच्चा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفل مفتاح المزلاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отмычка ребенком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garoto latchkey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ল্যাচকি বাচ্চা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enfant passe-partout
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanak latchkey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlüsselkind
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鍵っ子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸쇠의 열쇠 아이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Latchkey kid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đứa trẻ chiếc chìa khoá mở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Latchkey குழந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॅचकी करडू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mandal çocuğu çocuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kid latchkey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Powrót do domu dziecko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмичка дитиною
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copil Latchkey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

latchkey παιδί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huis sleutel kind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

portnyckel kid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

barnevakt kid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of latchkey kid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LATCHKEY KID»

The term «latchkey kid» is normally little used and occupies the 143.713 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LATCHKEY KID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about latchkey kid

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QUOTES WITH «LATCHKEY KID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word latchkey kid.
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Lara Flynn Boyle
To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LATCHKEY KID»

Discover the use of latchkey kid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to latchkey kid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Working Mother
BY MARK LEIREN- YOUNG I was a latchkey kid, but I never knew it. You see, that was back in the days when being given the keys to the house was considered a responsibility. Sociologists weren't talking then about "The Phenomenon of the ...
2
Ebony Jr.
When you have this responsibility, you are what is known as a "latchkey kid." There are over ten million kids like you who are "latchkey." Many cities and communities have begun creating programs and activities for "latchkey kids." These after ...
3
Latchkey Kids: how They Cope with Fear and Loneliness at ...
"I'm thirteen year's old and during the school year, I have to walk home myself every day. Both of my parents work a regular job from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. So when I get home, I am alone. I am a latchkey kid like so many others in America.
4
Who's Minding the Kids?: Child Care Arrangements, Fall 1991
A different picture emerges when latchkey-kid estimates are indirectly derived using the mother's hours worked per week and the number of hours per week her children were in supervised child care arrangements. Expecting that inaccuracies  ...
Lynne M. Casper, Mary Hawkins, Martin O'Connell, 1994
5
Current Population Reports
national level statistical studies.11 Large differences in estimates may result from the various techniques used to estimate the numbers of latchkey kids. In this study, for example, latchkey kid estimates derived from parental reports are ...
‎1991
6
More Kids Speak: Children Talk about Themselves
I'm what is called a "latchkey kid," and I want to tell you something about what that means, in case you don't know. A latchkey kid is a kid who has to open the front door himself when he comes home from school — because there isn't anyone ...
Chaim Walder, 1995
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Who's Minding the Kids: Child Care Arrangements Fall 1991
In this study, for example, latchkey kid estimates derived from parental reports are admittedly conservative for various reasons previously mentioned. A different picture emerges when latchkey-kid estimates are indirectly derived using the ...
Lynne W. Casper, 1994
8
The One Year Devotions for Kids #3
For ten years kids have had fun learning about Scripture with The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids series. Now The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids, volume 3, is available with a great new look for a new generation of readers.
‎2012
9
The Latchkey Kids and the Search for the Sacred Statue
Ricky went home that day with many things on his mind. He had two things to take care of. The first thing was to rummage through his dad's things and find a certain item that might help the Latchkey Kid's cause. He remembered using it for a ...
Dante Salvatierra, 2005
10
Horror Films of the 1980s
COMMENTARY: The ¡980s saw a new facet in the development of the American nuclear family, the ascent of the “latchkey kid.” Named so because the child kept his/her own set of keys to the family house, the latchkey kid was a school- age ...
John Kenneth Muir, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LATCHKEY KID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term latchkey kid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Working mothers: I salute you
I was raised by a single mother who worked full-time; a latchkey kid who loved the freedom of an empty flat and survived too often on melted ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Welcome to the golden era for sensitive teen boys in Hollywood
... tiny body in the school locker room, and a heartbreaking episode that walks us through latchkey kid Bill Haverchuck's (played by Martin Starr) ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
3
What if I were black?
I was a latchkey kid. To provide for me, my parents worked long hours — my mother a nurse and my father working an assortment of jobs during ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Commentary - Proud to go beyond the horizon
7/6/2015 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- As a rural latchkey kid growing up in Iowa in the 1970s, I used to climb on the rooftops of our ... «U.S. Air Force Academy, Jul 15»
5
Desal's globe-trotting publisher
As a child, I even remember sitting with her during board meetings. And, even though she was a single mom, I never became a latchkey kid. «Water Desalination Report, Jul 15»
6
'Miss Jessie's': Memoir, business guide rich with life lessons
... from Miko's childhood learning independence as a latchkey kid in Jamaica, Queens, to building a highly regarded company with her sister, ... «The Philadelphia Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Is KWV due for a stretch in rehab?
Shareholders later described KWV as the corporate equivalent of a "latchkey kid" who is left at home alone to take care of himself because his ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
8
Proud to serve in our Air Force and go beyond the horizon
As a rural latchkey kid growing up in Iowa in the 1970s, I used to climb on the rooftops of our farm buildings with my German shepherd and look ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
9
5 Ways Kids Who Grew Up With A Single Parent Love Differently
... the upper class, you're probably a “latchkey kid.” That is, you spend a lot of your after-school time unsupervised while your parent is working. «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Myfox brings its innovative security camera, home alarm, and French …
You might want the one your pre-teen latchkey kid carries to disarm itself when he or she arrives home, but to leave the security camera's ... «TechHive, Jun 15»

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