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
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
