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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This is one of the time periods where families have to spend a lot of money on novel things, like car seats and strollers and diapers ... and there's lots of other out of pocket expenses, like medical care. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024 Center seats easily slide and tilt forward for third row access and two sets of lower anchors in the center row allow for attaching child car seats. Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Smith killed her sons by rolling her car into a lake in South Carolina while they were restrained in car seats. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Smith eventually admitted to rolling her Mazda down a boat ramp and into the water with her sons strapped into their car seats. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Nov. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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