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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booster seats

plural

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booster seat

Genre fantasy can especially empowering for the young, enabling them to relate to somebody like themselves tossed into a position of trust and power instead of relegated to the booster seat.

From Salon ● May 25, 2024

Cloonan was driving her Chevrolet in the same direction with her son strapped into a booster seat behind her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

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

As he climbed into his booster seat, he put his birthday turtle into the cupholder of the door.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2022

Connor is still fiddling with the buckles attached to his booster seat, the straps across his chest; I can tell he wants to get out, to find some way to help.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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