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 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

I sold a portable high chair booster seat today on Facebook marketplace for £5.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

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

The night before a decisive match, her daughter fell out of her high chair and broke her wrist.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022

Mama was settling Merry in her high chair, and Merry spotted me first.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles