high chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of high chair
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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I sold a portable high chair booster seat today on Facebook marketplace for £5.
From BBC
Her rhythmic sensibility revealed itself early: Her mother has told her, she said, smiling, that even as a baby, she bounced along to music so intently that she would scoot her high chair clear across the room.
From New York Times
Come mealtime, meanwhile, no maitre d’ turns up their nose at procuring a high chair, even at fine dining establishments.
From Seattle Times
“The fans were just passing by without any engagement,” Abbas told The Associated Press from his high chair outside the Souq Waqif metro station, “So I decided to come up with an idea where I can engage the fans and be interesting at the same time. That’s how I came up with the idea and thank God it is trending now.”
From Seattle Times
In another, he scrutinizes Epic, his 2-year-old daughter with artist Liz Glynn, as she sits in a high chair — green peas dotting her bowl and the floor.
From Los Angeles Times
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