latchkey kid

English

Noun

latchkey kid (plural latchkey kids)

1. (informal) A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.

   Synonym: latchkey child

Translations

schoolchild

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 掛鑰匙兒童 / 挂钥匙儿童 (guàyàoshi értóng), 鑰匙兒童 / 钥匙儿童 (yàoshi értóng)

• Danish: nøglebarn n
• Dutch: sleutelkind (nl) n
• Finnish: avainkaulalapsi, avainlapsi
• French: enfant à clé m
• German: Schlüsselkind (de) n
• Icelandic: lyklabarn n
• Japanese: 鍵っ子 (かぎっこ, kagikko)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: nøkkelbarn n
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: niño con llave m
• Swedish: nyckelbarn (sv) n