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]
n, pl -ratus or -ratuses. 1. (General Engineering) a collection of instruments, machines, tools, parts, or other equipment used for a particular purpose. 2. (General Engineering) a machine having a specific function: breathing apparatus. 3. the means by which something operates; organization: the apparatus of government. 4. (Anatomy) anatomy any group of organs having a specific function.