booster seat
noun
: a portable seat that is placed on or attached to a chair or an automobile seat in order to raise a child to a higher position
… they should use a booster seat until they are 8 years old or at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Only after that can they ride in the front seat, and even then the back is always safer.—
Denise Milosevich
Denise MilosevichShe's too big for a high chair, but needs to sit on her knees to keep her head fully above the dining room table. And she doesn't want a booster seat. She'll boost herself, thank you very much.—Dave Manley
Dave Manleycalled also booster chair
Examples of booster seat in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
There are no credible news reports about mattresses or booster seats being discovered in the tunnel.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
Dell and teammates like Muggsy Bogues and Rex Chapman would take care of him and drive him around, not knowing the best player in the car was strapped in a booster seat.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Walmart’s Baby Days sale has a variety of options for less, including infant car seats for the earliest days as well as convertible car seats and booster seats that grow with your child.
—Lauren Fischer, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
Forty-seven out of 54 booster seats introduced last year earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest rating of BEST BET.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Among the other new booster seats, one is a GOOD BET and six are rated Check Fit.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Musgrove removed one of the children — a toddler named Ariel — from a booster seat after opening the rear passenger door of the vehicle.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
Video shows Musgrove removing a 3-year-old child, named Ariel, from a booster seat, and Foley telling him there was another child, a baby named Lola, in the car.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024
This was especially true for models that supported rear, front, and booster seat configurations.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
Dell and teammates like Muggsy Bogues and Rex Chapman would take care of him and drive him around, not knowing the best player in the car was strapped in a booster seat.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Walmart’s Baby Days sale has a variety of options for less, including infant car seats for the earliest days as well as convertible car seats and booster seats that grow with your child.
—Lauren Fischer, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
Forty-seven out of 54 booster seats introduced last year earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest rating of BEST BET.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Among the other new booster seats, one is a GOOD BET and six are rated Check Fit.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Musgrove removed one of the children — a toddler named Ariel — from a booster seat after opening the rear passenger door of the vehicle.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
Video shows Musgrove removing a 3-year-old child, named Ariel, from a booster seat, and Foley telling him there was another child, a baby named Lola, in the car.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024
This was especially true for models that supported rear, front, and booster seat configurations.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
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“Booster seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booster%20seat. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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