How to Pronounce "latchkey"
word
ˈɫætʃˌki
LATCH-kee
ˈlætʃki
LATCH-kee
Definition
A latchkey is a key that opens the main door of a house or apartment. The term is also used in 'latchkey child', meaning a child who returns home to an empty house because their parents are at work.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫætʃˌki
British English
ˈlætʃki
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LATCH-kee
UK
LATCH-kee
Listen in Context
I forgot my latchkey and had to wait outside.
He keeps his latchkey in his backpack.
She is a latchkey child because her parents work late.
When I was a kid, being a latchkey child meant eating snacks alone after school.