Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A very young child's feeding chair that has long legs, a footrest, and a usually detachable tray.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a chair designed for feeding a very young child, having four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray, which rests in front of the child, holds the food, and also serves as a restraint, to keep the child from falling out of the chair.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An elevated, or
high ,chair , often including a built-intray , used for feedingbabies andtoddlers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray
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Examples
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"I took my 'highchair' and my oar and crawled across into the Varsity boat.
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"I took my 'highchair' and my oar and crawled across into the Varsity boat.
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"I took my 'highchair' and my oar and crawled across into the Varsity boat.
unknown title 2009
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Give them a tub of frosting and plop them in the highchair.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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Give them a tub of frosting and plop them in the highchair.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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Although you can't remember it, you've probably seen photos of your first birthday party: you in a highchair, wearing a cone hat strapped around your chin, seated behind a frosted cake inscribed with your name and adorned with a waxy '1' candle.
Tammy Tibbetts: A First Birthday Like None Other Tammy Tibbetts 2010
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Although you can't remember it, you've probably seen photos of your first birthday party: you in a highchair, wearing a cone hat strapped around your chin, seated behind a frosted cake inscribed with your name and adorned with a waxy '1' candle.
Tammy Tibbetts: A First Birthday Like None Other Tammy Tibbetts 2010
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Sitting with René at the dining table in their quarters, Beverly divided her attention between her son in his highchair to her left, and the computer interface resting on the table itself.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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Give them a tub of frosting and plop them in the highchair.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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Give them a tub of frosting and plop them in the highchair.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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