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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Sweeping levies imposed by Mr. Trump in April are hiking the prices of baby essentials, including car seats and strollers, amounting to a tax on parents, advocates for reducing costs for families say. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 9 May 2025 The doctor won’t discharge you from the maternity ward without a car seat. Lindsay Owens, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025 More than 70% of baby essentials, including car seats and strollers, are manufactured in China. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 The money could also help defray the costs of a birth (often expensive even with insurance) and of necessities like car seats and strollers (which could be about to go up in price). Anna North, Vox, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for car seat

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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 16 May. 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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