| 词汇 | latchkey children |
| 词源 | latchkey children. Children whose parents both work and who have to let themselves into their homes after school with a key. The term is older than one would think, dating back at least to World War II in America. At that time many mothers worked in defense industries and many fathers served in the armed forces. |
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