Examples of 'latchkey' in a sentence

Meaning of "latchkey"

latchkey (noun) - a term historically referring to a key that opens several locks, often used in the context of children who come home from school to an empty house, known as latchkey kids
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  • A key, especially to an outside door.
  • A child who is given a key to the home and is expected to remain at home alone (without adult supervision until the parents return from work).
  • Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey child.

How to use "latchkey" in a sentence

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Not all latchkey kids wind up killers.
Most come from broken or latchkey homes.
Latchkey pages do not report to the central station.
The effects of being a latchkey child differ with age.
Latchkey kids do not have any adult supervision.
Meanwhile which our latchkey kid.
Latchkey kids are good for nothing.
Absolutely you will let me have my latchkey back.
Latchkey kids still exist today.
Perhaps you will let me have my latchkey back.
I want to be a carefree latchkey kid who lives by the beach.
And latchkey kids who are running wild in the streets.
She feels guilty for turning us into latchkey kids.
I am not a latchkey kid anymore.
Someone has to be home now that they are latchkey children.

See also

I have latchkey parents.
She forgot her latchkey.
A latchkey kid in space.
I will take the latchkey.
Call me latchkey catherine.
He still has a latchkey.
The latchkey feature can be activated during arming if a latchkey time is programmed.
I hate being a latchkey kid.
The latchkey time option is the only timer setting available to you.
I blame this latchkey kid.
Latchkey has been cancelled for today and is working with area school districts on closures.
I was raised as a latchkey kid.
He will hide Emilys latchkey outside the service entrance to his apartment.
I forgot my latchkey.
And suddenly being a latchkey kid from Compton thought it just seemed so far away.
They probably have her down in Latchkey.
They were latchkey kids.
He told Swann that he would leave your latchkey.
Have my latchkey back.
I do not think I am cut out for this latchkey life.
I feel luckier than some latchkey kid with a heartless family.
These tests followed the Operation Whetstone series and preceded the Operation Latchkey series.
After all most men carry a latchkey about with them.
You can set up the Latchkey Paging feature to send a page in the following situations.
You be my latchkey.
I was a latchkey kid I was raised by reruns.
I have read and discussed the Latchkey rules with my child.
Your latchkey was in your handbag when you lost it?
He was a latchkey kid.
Cheers to a success of our future factory for making latchkey airships!
We are latchkey kids.
Have you read the statistics on latchkey kids?
We try to keep these latchkey kids off the street and out of trouble.
Nice to be reminded how latchkey I was.
Manny 's been a latchkey kid since grade school.

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