high chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of high chair
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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A baby’s high chair floated past, its wooden tray tilted up, as if the baby had just been lifted out.
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Moose barked again, wagging his tail at the high chair.
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He wondered if Moose associated the high chair with Abby.
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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
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
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