latchkey child的词源

英文词源

latchkey

also latch-key, 1825, a key to draw back the latch of a door, from latch (n.) + key (n.1). Latchkey child first recorded 1944, American English, in reference to children who come home from school while both parents are at work.

中文词源

latchkey child：（因父母双双上班放学后独自在家的）挂钥匙儿童

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