- door-key child
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/dawr"kee', dohr"-/, Older Use.See latch-key child.
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Universalium. 2010.
door-key child
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door-key child — latchkey child latch key child, n. A child who frequently spends part of the day at home without adult supervision, especially a school child who returns home before the parent(s) return from work. Called also {door key child}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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