latchkey

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈlæt͡ʃˌki/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A key, especially to an outside door.
  2. Ellipsis of latchkey kid. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  3. Ellipsis of latchkey program. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — Latchkey is before and after school childcare for children who are in grades K-5.
动词 v.
  1. To open something by means of a latchkey. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey kid. not-comparable
  2. Pertaining to unsupervised children in afterschool care contexts. not-comparable
    — In fashionable Potomac, for instance, almost 50 percent of the nonparental care was latchkey.

词形变化

latchkeys plural latch key alternative latch-key alternative latch key alternative latch-key alternative latchkeys present,singular,third-person latchkeying participle,present latchkeyed participle,past latchkeyed past latch key alternative latch-key alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
latchkey child latchkey kid latchkey program

词源

词源 1
From latch + key.
词源 2
From latch + key.
词源 3
From latch + key.
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