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

She'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

called also booster chair

Examples of booster seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bring your own booster seat: Consider portable high chair options like the Inglesina Fast Table Chair or other chairs that properly snap and buckle onto restaurant chairs. —

Kristina Behr, Parents, 2 July 2024 The trooper rescued the toddler, who was in a car seat, and the other girl from a booster seat in the front passenger seat, according to police. —

Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024 Fact check: Video shows tile removal tool, not Israeli method to destroy Hamas tunnels Yaacov Behrman, a spokesperson for the synagogue headquarters, told USA TODAY that claims about mattresses and booster seats connecting to anything nefarious at the synagogue are false. —

Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024 Save money with the Target car seat trade-in program Participants of the Target car seat trade-in program will receive a 20% discount, valid from April 14 to May 11, for select items, including car seats, booster seats, strollers and more. —

Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for booster seat

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