child safety seat

Toddler travel throne

A child safety seat is a specially designed seat that secures infants and young children in vehicles, protecting them in crashes.

Also called a car seat.

Laws typically require their use until children reach certain age, weight, or height thresholds: The officer cited her for not having her toddler in a child safety seat.

vehicle

latch

Door-securing catch

booster · base · backseat · tether · seatbelt · compatible · sedan · SUV · minivan · airbag

restraint

harness

Straps controlling an animal

  • buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
  • strapNarrow flexible binding material
  • secureProtected from harm

fasten · tighten · adjustable · clip · clasp · snug · lock · retractor · webbing · tension

protection

padding

Material for cushioning

shell · reinforced · shielding · cocoon · cradling · support · stability · survival · buffer · safeguard

developmental

infant

Very young child

booster · milestone · growth · transition · stages · age-appropriate · outgrow

regulation

certification

Attestation of qualification

approval · recalls · expiration · registration · guidelines · mandates · laws · inspection · labeling

travel

portable

Able to be carried

foldable · rental · vacation · roadtrip · taxi · rideshare · grandparent · secondary

Opposites
age/size of user

child safety seatdriver's seat

Vehicle operator's position

passenger seat · bench seat

restraint vs. freedom

child safety seatunrestrained

Not held back

free movement · unsecured · unconfined

SAFETY vs. DANGER

child safety seatunbelted

Not wearing a strap

Family

child, seat, safety, children, childish, childhood, childbirth, childlike, childless

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G