latch-key

I think my generation was probably the one for whom the term "latch-key" was invented.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

Census data show that almost half of us come from split families; 40% were latch-key kids.

The Divorce Generation Susan Gregory Thomas 2011

Listen, you probably hate me by now, but I was a latch-key kid who couldn't join the school newspaper or be on any teams because I had to rush home after school to take care of my little brother, the "messiah" my mother finally gave birth to eight years after I was born.

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro: I Was a Middle School Bully Rochelle Jewel Shapiro 2011

I was thinking about putting in a neighbourhood latch-key kid who Jack takes care of.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Sandman’s Review Forum 2009

Listen, you probably hate me by now, but I was a latch-key kid who couldn't join the school newspaper or be on any teams because I had to rush home after school to take care of my little brother, the "messiah" my mother finally gave birth to eight years after I was born.

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro: I Was a Middle School Bully Rochelle Jewel Shapiro 2011

Census data show that almost half of us come from split families; 40 percent were latch-key kids.

Susan Gregory Thomas: All Apologies: Thank You for the 'Sorry' Susan Gregory Thomas 2011

When school started, Gracie would be, on the days of late tides, a latch-key kid.

Working Title: "Third Persons" Glenn Klopfenstein 2011

The tenants of these apartments had full independence: a latch-key of their own, the ability to come and go when pleased, to invite male and female friends to tea, and host parties.

The Bachelor Girl | Edwardian Promenade 2009

Census data show that almost half of us come from split families; 40 percent were latch-key kids.

Susan Gregory Thomas: All Apologies: Thank You for the 'Sorry' Susan Gregory Thomas 2011

He let himself in with a latch-key and climbed the stairs to the second floor.

Chapter 3 2010