booster seat

noun

: a portable seat that is placed on or attached to a chair or an automobile seat in order to raise a child to a higher position

… they should use a booster seat until they are 8 years old or at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Only after that can they ride in the front seat, and even then the back is always safer.—

Denise Milosevich

She's too big for a high chair, but needs to sit on her knees to keep her head fully above the dining room table. And she doesn't want a booster seat. She'll boost herself, thank you very much.—

Dave Manley

called also booster chair

Examples of booster seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The goal was to determine if parents know how important booster seat use is. —

Sarah Scott, Parents, 18 Sep. 2024 Grow and Go Sprint All-in-One Convertible Car Seat This car seat is meant to grow with your baby thanks to a 100-pound maximum weight capacity and support for three stages: rear-facing, forward-facing, and booster seat. —

Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024 Here’s a look at some of them: Car seat rules The Minnesota Child Passenger Safety Law updates guidelines on car seat rules and increases the end of the booster seat requirement age from 8 to 9 years old. —

Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2024 Each state in the United States sets car seat and booster seat laws. —

Heather Corley, Parents, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for booster seat

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