latch key
Child's first responsibility
A latch key is a key to an outer door, especially one carried by a child whose parents are away at work during the day.
The term appears most often as an adjective: latchkey kids come home from school to an empty house and let themselves in.
- unlockOpen a secured closure
- doorHinged room barrier
- front doorPrimary household entry point
- keychainRing for holding keys
- after-school careSupervised program post-dismissal
after school · isolation · self-reliance · bolt · entrance · turn · 1980s · Gen X · unsupervised · working parents · independence · solitude · padlock · autonomy · metal · click · childhood · shut
latch keyskeleton key
Lock opener for many doors
master key · combination lock · padlock key · keypad code · biometric access
latch keykeycard
Electronic entry credential
key fob · biometric scanner · fingerprint lock · smart lock · keyless entry
latch keystay-at-home parent
Non-employed primary caregiver
after-school program · childcare · nanny · au pair · babysitter
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