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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Verduzco’s vehicle continued on and hit a second car, injuring the driver, a mother and her baby in a car seat, authorities said. Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025 At the previous tariff level of 125% for Chinese goods, the cost of a nearly $60 car seat would've increased an average of $132.75 for a new price of about $192, according to the left-leaning Center for American Progress, or CAP. Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025 Authorities in Texas arrested a woman who was allegedly driving under the influence while a 5-month-old was in a car seat, unsecured, in her vehicle — but didn't appear to realize the baby was there, police said. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Faucette alleged that the conflict began in the driveway of Bryant's Apex home around 10 p.m. on Friday after Brown came to pick his child up without a proper car seat, reported CBS17 and WRAL. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 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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