latchkey
/ˈlætʃkiː/noun
उच्चारण लैच्की
घर के मुख्य दरवाज़े की चाबी
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noun
- 1
[C]
a key for the outside door of a house
घर के मुख्य दरवाज़े की चाबी
- He hung the latchkey on a nail by the door.
- She lost her latchkey and had to wait for her mother.
- Radhika kept the latchkey in her school bag.
adjective
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[only before noun]
used of a child who goes home to an empty house after school because parents are at work
(बच्चे के लिए) जो स्कूल के बाद ख़ाली घर लौटता है क्योंकि माता-पिता काम पर होते हैं
- Many latchkey children make their own snacks after school.
- Working parents worry about their latchkey kids.
◇Word family
latch noun