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

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high chair

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

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 ● Nov. 17, 2022

A week later, she parked in front of Kohl's to return the high chair, the clothes still on tiny hangers and the stroller her mom gave her.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022

She recently gave away an Ikea high chair that her granddaughter had outgrown.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022

Moose barked again, wagging his tail at the high chair.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret