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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The Problem With Baby Gear From car seats to cribs, every decision—especially for first-time parents—feels like a major one. Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Car handheld vacuums, for example, have contoured attachment heads that reach between and beneath car seats. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 That much was obvious from their graduate collection, which included outsized coats sliced from what looked like rolls of gift wrap, trick-of-the-eye knits cut from a faux suede found in the manufacturing of car seats, and two-dimensional scarves caught in a permanent gust of wind. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025 For most babies, the safest option is to secure their car seat to the window seat in a plane. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 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 15 Mar. 2025.

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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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