latchkey child(n = noun.person) Array - a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work); Array
is a kind of pupil, school-age child, schoolchild
A child who frequently spends part of the day at home without adult supervision, especially a school child who returns home before the parent(s) return from work. Called also
child, child abuse, child care, child molester, child neglect, child pornography, child prodigy, child psychology, child study, child support, child welfare agency, child welfare service, female child, flower child, foster child, illegitimate child, latchkey, love child, male child, monday's child, poster child, school-age child, street child, with child, wonder child