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highchair

/ˈhaɪtʃɛr/

Meanings
noun
An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers.

Examples :

"The baby sat in her highchair and happily ate her mashed carrots. "
family utensil item

Related Words

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chair noun

/t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ /t͡ʃɛəɹ/

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.

"All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair."

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including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration elevated

elevated verb

/ˈɛləveɪtɪd/

To raise (something) to a higher position.

"The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling."

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built verb

/ˈbɪlt/

To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

"The students built a model airplane from cardboard and glue. "

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toddlers noun

/ˈtɑdlərz/ /ˈtɒdlərz/

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

"Sentence: The park was full of toddlers playing on the swings and slides. "

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mashed verb

/mæʃt/

To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure

"The potatoes need to be mashed."

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happily adverb

/ˈha.pə.li/ /ˈhæ.pə.li/

By chance; perhaps.

"Happily, I found my lost keys under the sofa. "

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often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

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feeding verb

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

"Feed the dog every evening."

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tray noun

/tɹeɪ/

A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

"I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs."

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babies noun

/ˈbeɪbiz/

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

"The park was full of mothers pushing strollers with their babies inside. "

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carrots noun

/ˈkærəts/ /ˈkerəts/

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.

"My sister likes to eat carrots for a healthy snack after school. "