high chair

high chair
highchair high"chair`, high chair high" chair` . 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.

Syn: feeding chair. [WordNet 1.5]


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