latchkey in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We had been latchkey kids who were free to run the city, free to peer into places that were unknown to us.
www.thestar.com
Positive effects of being a latchkey child include independence and self-reliance at a young age.
en.wikipedia.org
Some have the support and security of a settled family background, others come from single-parent homes in which they were latchkey kids.
www.independent.co.uk
The important thing for all these buyers is to find a latchkey property so that they can travel or live elsewhere and not worry about it.
www.foxbusiness.com
What's it like to be a latchkey child?
news.bbc.co.uk
In addition, the lock logs the comings-and-goings of users who access the door electronically, which could even make it a smart buy for homes with latchkey kids.
time.com
The legality of the latchkey children's alone time varies with country, state and local area.
en.wikipedia.org
Without it, proponents say, there will be endless commutes, massive gridlock, lost business and latchkey kids without parents.
www.metronews.ca
He would grow up as a latchkey child.
en.wikipedia.org
Mack wanted to make the character a latchkey kid, in an effort to explain why she is out all hours of the night.
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