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

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

Come mealtime, meanwhile, no maitre d’ turns up their nose at procuring a high chair, even at fine dining establishments.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2023

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

Mandy carried the baby into the kitchen, lifted her into a high chair, and put some dry cereal on the tray.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter