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highchair

British  
/ ˈhaɪˌtʃɛə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In another, a highchair leans against the wall as he slams them home.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2025

The full sensory experience of eating food is also important, she added — getting messy, using spoons, fingers and tiny fists to squish food and smear on a highchair and face.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2024

In high school, Ms. Cole said, she had a recurring vision of herself sitting on a highchair as a baby and Jerry looking on, laughing.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2023

She remembers how he'd stare her in the eye and throw food from his highchair and giggle when she'd pick it up.

From Salon Nov. 17, 2022

Finally she went back in the kitchen and took Ralph out of his highchair and put a clean dress on him and wiped off his face.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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