低矮的座板或者凳子，沒有椅背也沒有扶手，通常讓兒童使用或當作腳凳。這個詞彙原義是法文的「小鼓」，因此種坐凳形如鼓，故得名。西元十八世紀時以此詞彙指稱任何有著垂直固定凳腳的低矮凳，與有著可摺疊之交叉凳腳的「法式摺疊凳」(pliants)截然不同。十八世紀的小矮凳是長方形的，不再是鼓狀，座板裝有軟墊。若要指稱以至少六隻椅腳支托的類似座椅，使用「軟長凳(長凳)」(banquettes (benches))一詞。

矮凳子(低矮凳)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
小矮凳(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
ai teng tzu(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ǎi dèng zi(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ai deng zi (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
tabourets(low stools)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,L,PN)
tabourets(low stools)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,PN)
tabourets(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
tabouret(low stool)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,L,SN)
tabouret(low stool)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
tabouret(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
taborets(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
taboret(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
tabret(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
taboeretten(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
taboeret(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............裝備 (層級名)
................家俱 (人工製品)
....................<依形式或功能區分之家具陳設>
........................家具
............................<依表現形式或功能區分之家具>
................................座位傢具
....................................<單一座位傢具>
........................................凳子 (座位傢具)
............................................<依形式區分之凳子>
................................................矮凳子 (低矮凳)

distinguished from....	法式摺疊凳(摺疊凳子)
distinguished from....	軟長凳(長凳)

英文....	Refers to low seats or stools, without back or arms, often used for a child or as a footstool. It was originally in the shape of a drum, thus the name (from the diminutive of the French "tambour," for drum). In the 18th century the term was applied to any low stool with fixed upright legs, as distinct from "pliants," which had folding crossed legs. 18th-century tabourets were rectangular, not drum-shaped, with upholstered seats. For similar seats supported on six or more legs, use "banquettes (benches)."
荷蘭語....	Stoeltje zonder leuning. Gebruik 'banquettes' voor soortgelijke stoelen met zes of meer poten.
西班牙語....	Término francés para taburetes, originalmente con forma de tambor; en el siglo XVIII se aplicaba a cualquier taburete con patas rectas fijas para distinguirlos de los "pliant”, los cuales tenían patas plegables en forma de cruz. Los taburetes del siglo XVIII eran rectangulares, sin forma de tambor, con asientos tapizados. Para asientos similares apoyados sobre seis o más patas use "banqueta (bancos).”

矮凳子(低矮凳)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
tabourets(low stools)............	[VP]
.................	Aronson, Encyclopedia of Furniture (1959) 438
.................	Fleming and Honour, Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1977) 777
.................	Eriksen, Early Neo-Classicism in France (1974) 341
.................	Harrap's New College French and English Dictionary (1982)
.................	Réynies, Mobilier Domestique (1987-1990) illustration, 54
.................	Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts (1975) 351
.................	Payne, 19th-Century European Furniture (1981) GLOS
.................	Thornton, Authentic Decor (1984)
.................	Watson, History of Furniture (1976) glossary, Stools w/an upholstered seat, standing on four legs.
.................	Watson, Wrightsman Collection (1966-1973) 594
.................	CHIN database
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
.................	Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging (2010)
tabouret(low stool)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	CHIN database
.................	Miller, Enciclopedia de Antigüedades (1999)
.................	Fleming y Honour, Diccionario de Artes Decorativas (1987) 809
taborets............	[VP]
.................	Aronson, Encyclopedia of Furniture (1959)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
taboret............	[VP]
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
tabret............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) accessed 12 February 2008
taboeretten............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
taboeret............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CHIN database
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300038459 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300038459
聯合目錄： 矮凳子 、小矮凳 、ai teng tzu 、ǎi dèng zi 、ai deng zi 、tabourets 、tabouret 、taborets 、taboret 、tabret 、taboeretten 、taboeret 、tabourets 、tabouret 、tabourets 、tabouret