children's table
Young guests' spot
The children's table is where kids sit at large family gatherings, separate from the adults.
It's both practical—keeping rowdy youngsters together—and a rite of passage: graduating to the adult table marks a certain coming of age.
When do I get to stop sitting at the children's table?
The phrase extends figuratively to any situation where someone feels relegated to lesser status: The junior partners were stuck at the children's table during negotiations.
- booster seatElevated child seating device
- cupSmall drinking container
- juice boxSealed drink carton
- kids' menuRestaurant section for children
- picky eaterOne who rejects foods
mess · plate · paper plates · highchair · little ones · fork · plastic · share · crumbs · napkin · sticky · sippy · spoon · party · spill · arts and crafts · bib · snack
- table mannersnapkin folding, chewing quietly, proper posture, posture, using utensils
children's tablehead table
Primary seating for honorees
seat at the table · VIP table · inner circle · place of honor · captain's table
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