cuddle-seat

noun

A fabric sling or soft carrier worn by an adult, allowing the baby to be carried against the chest or hip.

Meanings

nouncuddle-seat (plural cuddle-seats)

plural cuddle-seats

  1. A fabric sling or soft carrier worn by an adult, allowing the baby to be carried against the chest or hip.

    Selina perforce loaded her baby into the cuddle-seat: yet she lingered on the step, looking a little sad.

    1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 73
  2. A pair of adjoining seats in a cinema without an intervening armrest, allowing couples to cuddle during the entertainment.
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