latchkey

See also: latch-key and latch key

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From latch +‎ key.

Pronunciation

Noun

latchkey (plural latchkeys)

  1. A key, especially to an outside door.
    Synonym: check key
  2. Ellipsis of latchkey kid.

Translations

Adjective

latchkey (not comparable)

  1. Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey kid.

Derived terms

Verb

latchkey (third-person singular simple present latchkeys, present participle latchkeying, simple past and past participle latchkeyed)

  1. (transitive) To open something by means of a latchkey.
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