latchkey kid

noun
🔊/ˈlætʃkiː kɪd/
🔊/ˈlætʃkiː kɪd/
(also latchkey child
🔊/ˈlætʃkiː tʃaɪld/
🔊/ˈlætʃkiː tʃaɪld/
)
(usually disapproving)
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  1. a child who is at home alone after school because both parents are at work(因父母双双上班放学后独自在家的)挂钥匙儿童