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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Police also found marijuana in a backpack, and one of the suspects tried to conceal his weapon by taking it out of his waistband and hiding it under the car seat, the release states. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026 Your son is fussing in his car seat. Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 The kitchen held a few commercial-sized refrigerators, along with strollers, car seats, boxes of baby formula, and diapers stacked along the walls. Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 Throw out drop-side cribs and expired car seats, which can't be sold. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026 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 18 Feb. 2026.

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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
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