latchkey child

A school-age child who is unsupervised after school or in general, due to his or her parents being away for work. I know it makes me sound horrible, but I just don't want Tommy hanging out with those latchkey children from down the road. Being a latchkey child was tough at times, but it taught me the value of self-reliance at an earlier age than most.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Larysa	-	Ukrainian
TeÓFilo	te-O-fee-lo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Juhani	YOO-hah-nee	Finnish
Calogera	kah-lo-JE-rah	Italian
Hawa	-	Arabic
Amaranta	-	Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)