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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

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The family also walks everywhere instead of wrestling with car seats or bracing for gridlocked traffic. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 There are a wide variety of things available to donate, including car seats for toddlers, groceries for a family, winter coats, prescription medicine and many other items. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 Evans returned the child to his mother on April 28 in a car seat/stroller and allegedly told her that Kayson was asleep. Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 That approach may make early movements feel more controlled, like lifting a car seat or getting in and out of the driver’s side without bracing a hand on the door. Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for car seat

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of car seat was in 1968

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“Car seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20seat. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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
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