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lat (2)
lat.
Latakia
latch
latch on
latch onto
latchet
latchkey
latchkey child
latchstring
late
late adopter
late blight
late cut
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latchkey child
latch·key child (plural latch·key chil·dren) or latch·key kid (plural latch·key kids)


noun 
Definition:
 
child lacking adult supervision: a child who returns from school to an empty home because the adults in the family are still at work
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