Como Pronunciar "latchkey"

word

ˈɫætʃˌki

LATCH-kee

ˈlætʃki

LATCH-kee

Definição

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.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈɫætʃˌki

Inglês Britânico

ˈlætʃki

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

LATCH-kee

Ouça em Contexto

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.