chair vs highchair

highchair vs chair

chair and highchair both are nouns.

chair is a verb but highchair is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chair	Yes	No	Yes	No
highchair	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, highchair is a hyponym of chair; that is, highchair is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chair:

chair: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
highchair: a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray

Other hyponyms of chair include armchair, barber chair, chair of state, chaise, chaise longue, daybed, Eames chair, fighting chair, folding chair, feeding chair, ladder-back, ladder-back chair, garden chair, lawn chair, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair, swivel chair, tablet-armed chair, wheelchair, dental chair, voyeuse.

chair (noun)	highchair (noun)
the position of professor	a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
a particular seat in an orchestra
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

chair (verb)	highchair (verb)
preside over
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

Difference between chair and highchair

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