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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In photos published in February 2006, Britney was shown driving with her son on her lap instead of in a car seat.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Furnishing a nursery can cost $400 to $2,000, travel gear like strollers and car seats can add up to the same; and recurring feeding costs in the first year run $360 to $4,800, Thrivent found.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Hotel furniture is reminiscent of car seats, and some light fixtures are shaped like headlamps.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Some obvious changes in parenting guidelines over the years include no longer allowing kids to ride a bike without a helmet or travel in a car without a car seat—most parents have also banned crib bumpers and blankets from their infants cribs, too.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Furnishing a nursery can cost $400 to $2,000, travel gear like strollers and car seats can add up to the same; and recurring feeding costs in the first year run $360 to $4,800, Thrivent found.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Hotel furniture is reminiscent of car seats, and some light fixtures are shaped like headlamps.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Some obvious changes in parenting guidelines over the years include no longer allowing kids to ride a bike without a helmet or travel in a car without a car seat—most parents have also banned crib bumpers and blankets from their infants cribs, too.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Car seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20seat. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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