latchkey
(noun) key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
Source: WordNet® 3.1
latchkey (plural latchkeys)
A key, especially to an outside door.
Synonym: check key
A child who is given a key to the home and is expected to remain at home alone (without adult supervision until the parents return from work).
latchkey (not comparable)
Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey child.
Source: Wiktionary
Latch"key`, n.
Definition: A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
