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keychain

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A digital repository for the storage of cryptographic keys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From key + chain.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sleutelring — chain or ring
  • Arabic: حَمَّالَة مَفَاتِيح (ḥammālat mafātīḥ) — chain or ring
  • Arabic: سلسلة مفاتيح (selsélet mafatīḥ) — chain or ring
  • Armenian: օղազարդ (ōġazard) — chain or ring
  • Belarusian: біру́лька (birúlʹka) — chain or ring
  • Belarusian: брэло́к (brelók) — chain or ring
  • Bulgarian: ключодържа́тел (ključodǎržátel) — chain or ring
  • Catalan: clauer — chain or ring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鑰匙扣 /钥匙扣 (yàoshikòu) — chain or ring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鑰匙鏈 /钥匙链 (yàoshiliàn) — chain or ring
  • Czech: klíčenka — chain or ring
  • Danish: nøglering — chain or ring
  • Dutch: sleutelhanger — chain or ring
  • Esperanto: ŝlosilingo — chain or ring
  • Esperanto: ŝlosilfasko — chain or ring
  • Esperanto: ŝlosilringo — chain or ring
  • Estonian: võtmehoidja — chain or ring
  • Faroese: lyklaringur — chain or ring
  • Finnish: avainketju — chain or ring
  • Finnish: avainrengas — chain or ring
  • French: porte-clef — chain or ring
  • French: porte-clé — chain or ring
  • Galician: chaveiro — chain or ring
  • German: Schlüsselring — chain or ring
  • Greek: κλειδοθήκη (kleidothíki) — chain or ring
  • Hebrew: מחזיק מפתחות (maḥzík mafteḥót) — chain or ring
  • Indonesian: gantungan kunci — chain or ring
  • Italian: portachiavi — chain or ring
  • Japanese: キーホルダー (kī horudā) — chain or ring
  • Japanese: キーチェーン (kī chēn) — chain or ring
  • Kazakh: салпыншақ (salpynşaq) — chain or ring
  • Kazakh: брелок (brelok) — chain or ring
  • Korean: 키 체인 (ki chein) — chain or ring
  • Korean: 열쇠고리 (yeolsoegori) — chain or ring
  • Korean: 열쇠꾸러미 (yeolsoekkureomi) — chain or ring
  • Latin: clavicularius — chain or ring
  • Lithuanian: raktų pakabukas — chain or ring
  • Macedonian: при́врзок (prívrzok) — chain or ring
  • Malay: rantai kunci — chain or ring
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nøkkelring — chain or ring
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nøkkelring — chain or ring
  • Persian: جاکلیدی (jakelidi) — chain or ring
  • Polish: brelok — chain or ring
  • Polish: breloczek — chain or ring
  • Portuguese: chaveiro — chain or ring
  • Portuguese: porta-chaves — chain or ring
  • Romanian: portchei — chain or ring
  • Russian: брело́к (brelók) — chain or ring
  • Russian: цепо́чка (cepóčka) — chain or ring
  • Spanish: llavero — chain or ring
  • Swedish: nyckelring — chain or ring
  • Tagalog: palasusian — chain or ring
  • Thai: พวงกุญแจ (puang gun-jae) — chain or ring
  • Turkish: anahtarlık — chain or ring
  • Ukrainian: брело́к (brelók) — chain or ring
  • Ukrainian: дармови́с (darmovýs) — chain or ring
  • Ukrainian: дармові́с (darmovís) — chain or ring
  • Ukrainian: при́чепка (prýčepka) — chain or ring
  • Vietnamese: móc khoá — chain or ring
  • Welsh: cylch allweddi — chain or ring
  • Yiddish: שליסל־קייטל (shlisl-keytl) — chain or ring