highchair

[ hahy-chair ]

/ ˈhaɪˌtʃɛər /

noun

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.

Words nearby highchair

highbred, highbrow, highbush blueberry, highbush cranberry, highbush huckleberry, highchair, highdaddy, higher, higher apsis, higher arithmetic, higher criticism

Origin of highchair

First recorded in 1840–50; high + chair

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Examples from the Web for highchair

I bought the highchair and brought it over there, and Lee was not at home.
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I am going to get back to the highchair, to give you a picture of my son.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for highchair

highchair

/ (ˈhaɪˌtʃɛə) /

noun

a long-legged chair for a child, esp one with a table-like tray used at meal times

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