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]
verb. A grey rat. A grey rat. The definition of a rat is a rodent with a lengthy tail, or is slang for a sneaky person. 1  An example of a rat is a roof rat.2  An example of a rat is a person who plays mean tricks on his coworkers.plural rats). ( 1 zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. ( 2 informal) A term indiscriminately applied to numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) having bodies longer than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. ( 3 informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.