high chair

American  

[hahy chair] / ˈhaɪ ˌtʃɛər /

Or highchair

noun

high chairs plural

1. a tall chair having arms and very long legs and usually a removable tray for food, for use by a very young child during meals.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• high chairs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of high chair

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

“When Tiger was 10 months old, I unstrapped him out of his high chair and he walked over and hit the ball,” Earl recalled on an HBO documentary about his son.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

She described him as "sitting relaxed in a high chair with one arm on the table and his foot on a bench... just staring".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

When it is a hostage’s birthday, some families commemorate the day in the square, where a symbolic high chair and birthday cake are set up for Kfir Bibas, who would have turned 1 in captivity.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

The next day, Black Friday, they bought a high chair, a tummy time mat and pink onesies.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2022

Usually Mami insisted the baby stay, bawling in her high chair, so the family could have one official meal together like "civilized people."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez