What does latchkey mean?
Definitions for latchkey
ˈlætʃˌkilatchkey
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Princeton's WordNet
latchkeynoun
key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
Wiktionary
latchkeynoun
A key, especially to an outside door.
latchkeynoun
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).
latchkeyadjective
Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey child.
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latchkey
A latchkey is a key, specifically to an outside door. In a broader context, the term "latchkey" is often used to refer to children who return home from school to an empty house because their parents are away at work, known as latchkey kids.
Webster Dictionary
Latchkeynoun
a key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of latchkey in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of latchkey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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