booster seat

American

noun

a padded seat that can be placed on a chair seat, for seating a child at the proper height, as at a table or in a barber chair.

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Noun Inflected Forms

booster seats

plural

Example Sentences

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Young enough to still require a booster seat at our family table, I loved fried okra at an early age.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

Upon arriving at the scene, Musgrove opened a rear passenger door and pulled the toddler from a booster seat.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Joanna Cloonan had strapped her son Aiden into his booster seat and was driving him to kindergarten on the same stretch of freeway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

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

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

He claps his hands and bounces in his booster seat.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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