car seat

noun

: a portable seat for an infant or a small child that attaches to an automobile seat and holds the child safely

Examples of car seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was more than enough to do and most importantly no car seat wrangling required. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026

His first responded to Trump’s April 2025 imposition of a 145 percent tariff on imports from China; Beijing then halted global exports of rare-earth permanent magnets, another essential input for car seats, windshield wipers, motors, and cameras. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

More than 114,000 child car seats sold by Britax are being recalled, according to a notice from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

The new model also features the Reef 2's full-coverage hood, UPF50+ sun protection, a reversible seat, magnetic buckle and a universal car seat adapter as standard options. — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for car seat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

car seat

noun

: a portable seat for an infant or a small child that attaches to an automobile seat and holds the child safely