booster seat

noun

: a portable seat that is placed on or attached to a chair or an automobile seat in order to raise a child to a higher position

… they should use a booster seat until they are 8 years old or at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Only after that can they ride in the front seat, and even then the back is always safer.—

Denise Milosevich

She's too big for a high chair, but needs to sit on her knees to keep her head fully above the dining room table. And she doesn't want a booster seat. She'll boost herself, thank you very much.—

Dave Manley

called also booster chair

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Three booster seats that had been in the back seat were also missing, according to Rock Island Police Chief Timothy McCloud. —

Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025 Make sure everyone in the car is wearing a seatbelt or in the right car seat or booster seat, facing the right way based on their age, height and weight. —

Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024 There was only one booster seat in the vehicle and the youngest child was not in a child safety seat, police said. —

Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024 Kids in Cars also has tip sheets for car seats and for booster seats. —

Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for booster seat