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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Andrew was in a car seat in the F-150 the night Rosalba was killed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

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

The Newbys turned the baby over to Barnes in the parking lot of the Raleigh airport, along with diapers and a car seat.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Two weeks later, she drove to her friend's house, let herself in and placed her nine-month-old daughter in the living room, safely strapped into a car seat.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Her skin slipped on the foamleather upholstery of the car seat.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy