latchkey child

• Niño o niña que regularmente vuelve de la escuela a una casa vacía porque sus padres están trabajando, y que suele llevar consigo la llave de su propio hogar.

A child who regularly returns home from school to an empty house because their parents are away at work, typically carrying their own house key.

1. Child home aloneB2formal

   A child who returns from school to an empty home because their parents are at work, often carrying a key to let themselves in.

   niño llave

   • Many latchkey children learn to become independent at a young age.
   • The school started an after-school program for latchkey children.
   • She was a latchkey child and had to prepare her own meals.