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means A tall, often strap-equipped chair that lifts a small child up to table height so they can eat (and launch food) alongside everyone else.

from A straightforward compound of 'high' + 'chair' — no hidden trick here. The name simply describes the object: a chair built tall on its own legs or perched atop another seat, letting an infant reach the table. The style dates back a few centuries in basic wooden form, long before the plastic trays and safety straps; the English term itself tracks the furniture's defining feature, height, rather than any clever twist of language.