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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This is perfect for emergency organic kale runs or ripping around backcountry carvers with four giggling friends (or, in this author’s case, one friend and three ebullient toddlers in car seats).
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
This version of the classic board game is shrunk down to fit perfectly in carry-ons, car seat pockets, or in your kid's backpack.
—Hildara Araya, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Children should use the appropriate car seat for their age and size, from rear-facing to forward-facing and then a booster seat.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Winter coats can pose some safety risks in the car seat.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
This version of the classic board game is shrunk down to fit perfectly in carry-ons, car seat pockets, or in your kid's backpack.
—Hildara Araya, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Children should use the appropriate car seat for their age and size, from rear-facing to forward-facing and then a booster seat.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Winter coats can pose some safety risks in the car seat.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for car seat
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“Car seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/car%20seat. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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