car seat

NOUN

car safety seat for a child

Synonyms

WEAK

booster seat child seat convertible seat infant seat safety seat

Example Sentences

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I installed seat belts so I can put my 2-½-year-old daughter’s car seat in back for slow back road drives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

He buckles Maisie into her car seat while Niko studies a swarm of ants devouring cookie crumbs on their driveway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

The couple rails against car seat laws and daycare regulations, basic common sense measures that keep children alive and safe.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025

But after nine hours of labour and a failed epidural, she walked back through the hospital pregnancy suite "with an empty car seat and no daughter".

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

Outside, Aurora’s booster seat is easy to detach, but the base of Hector’s big hulking car seat is a different story.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden