high chair

noun

: a child's chair with long legs, a footrest, and usually a feeding tray

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In the meantime, restaurants were all equipped with high chairs, a kids’ menu, and special creations arrived for my daughter on cute wooden bear plates. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025 There are also Amazon deals on feeding essentials, like a manual Medela breast pump, a Graco high chair, and more—up to 54% off. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025 Crespo had his own high chair at that supper table. Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Family-friendly Offerings Although there isn't a kids' club, the hotel caters to families with quite a few connecting rooms and amenities like mini bathrobes and slippers, kids-sized pajamas, small umbrellas, Stokke high chairs, and a kids' menu with dishes like pork curry vol-au-vent. Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high chair

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high chair was in 1913

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“High chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20chair. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

high chair

noun
: a child's chair with long legs, a feeding tray, and a footrest
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