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noun

pram

pram
noun
1
A small wheeled carriage used to push a baby around while lying down, called a baby carriage in American English.
"She parked the pram outside the shop and popped in for milk."
"The twins slept soundly as their dad wheeled the pram through the park."

How to Use Pram

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA wheeled carriage for pushing a baby around; called a "stroller" or "baby carriage" in the US.

UK vs US

Mainly British English — Americans usually say "baby carriage" or "stroller" instead.

Common pairings
push a pram baby in a pram

Word Forms

prams plural, prams plural

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Etymology

A shortening of "perambulator," itself built from Latin "perambulare" ("to walk through") plus the agent suffix "-or."

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