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highchair

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: feeding chair

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chair

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-West Germanic *hauh Old English hēah Middle English heigh English high Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th2der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh2 Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English highchair From high + chair.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُرْسِيّ اَلْأَطْفَال مُرْتَفَع (kursiyy al-ʔaṭfāl murtafaʕ) — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Catalan: trona — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Chinese Mandarin: (嬰幼兒)高腳椅 /(婴幼儿)高脚椅 — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Chinese Mandarin: (嬰兒)高椅 /(婴儿)高椅 — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Czech: dětská židlička — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Dutch: kinderstoel — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Finnish: syöttötuoli — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • French: chaise haute — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • German: Hochstuhl — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Hungarian: etetőszék — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Irish: ardchathaoir — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Japanese: ベビーチェア (bebīchea) — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Japanese: ハイチェア (haichea) — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Macedonian: хранилка (hranilka) — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Norman: haute tchaîse — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Polish: wysokie krzesełko dla dziecka — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Polish: krzesełko do karmienia (dzieci) — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Russian: высо́кий де́тский сту́льчик (vysókij détskij stúlʹčik) — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Russian: высо́кий сту́льчик (vysókij stúlʹčik) — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Spanish: trona — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Spanish: periquera — elevated chair used for feeding babies
  • Swedish: barnstol — elevated chair used for feeding babies