high chair

American

[hahy chair] / ˈhaɪ ˌtʃɛər /

Or highchair

noun

a tall chair having arms and very long legs and usually a removable tray for food, for use by a very young child during meals.

First recorded in 1840–50

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A baby girl medium, sucking on candy, seemed to drift about the room seated in her high chair.

From Literature

A baby’s high chair floated past, its wooden tray tilted up, as if the baby had just been lifted out.

From Literature

Moose barked again, wagging his tail at the high chair.

From Literature

He wondered if Moose associated the high chair with Abby.

From Literature

She described him as "sitting relaxed in a high chair with one arm on the table and his foot on a bench... just staring".

From BBC

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