car seat
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- noun
- /kɑr sit/
:
asiento de coche
- Randy, such a good boy, falls asleep in his car seat as soon as we hit the road.
- sit in a car seat
He said quote, just lean over the car seat and feed him so we can keep going.
- He said quote, just lean over the car seat and feed him so we can keep going.
- Today I'm doing a review on our Doona car seat.
- And she runs over and just starts talking to you and kissing this baby who is in this car seat that I'm awkwardly holding.
- I don't recommend trying to mix and match brands between your stroller and your car seat if you're going to try to use them together.
- So I was getting Jacob out of his car seat and he had poop around his neck and under his ears.
- It is a used, very used car seat with stains.
Examples
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My mom gave us a new car seat for the baby.
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Molly's already in her car seat.
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We're sitting on an old car seat.
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Is he in a car seat?
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I got out of my car seat.
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I'll put the car seat in.
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Pat had taken the baby out of her car seat and gone inside.
Fiction book (1996) -
I check Conrad, still asleep in the car seat, and then I open the door.
Fiction book (1992) -
I put her in her car seat beside me and drove to Grandmere.
Fiction book (1995) -
My mom gave us a new car seat for the baby.
Synonyms
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A place for one person to sit, for example in a theater
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a seat designed for use in a motor vehicle' is directly and compositionally derived from 'car' (motor vehicle) + 'seat' (place to sit); it is a straightforward noun–noun compound indicating the purpose/location of the seat. This type of compound is cross-linguistically common and follows predictable English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Car seat comes from the simple idea of a seat made for a car. Picture a small, shaped chair with straps that fits inside a car to keep a child safe, and that's why it means 'a seat used inside a car', often for children.