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

The next day, Black Friday, they bought a high chair, a tummy time mat and pink onesies.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022

The remains of breakfast, including a half-eaten bowl on a high chair, were where they left them.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and Mrs. Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling