Maturity Check. Most states don't have laws stipulating how old a child needs to be to stay home alone. So the decision is left up to the parents' judgment. It's pretty obvious to most parents that a 5-year-old is too young to be left alone in the house.
(rÃ¦ËtÃ¦n, rÉ-) n. 1. Also called rattanâ² palm`. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera. 2. the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc. 3. a stick or switch of rattan. [1650â60; by uncertain mediation < Malay rotan, alleged to be a derivative of rout scrape off, with -an nominalizing suffix]
The term knobstick âa knobbed stick, cane, or club used chiefly as a weaponâ refers to the churchwardenâs staff, the symbol of his office, used as an instrument of coercion, or cudgel. put the screws to To compel action by exercise of coercion, pressure, extortion, blackmail, etc.