noun
Meaning 1
A baby carriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pram
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
perambulator
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noun
Meaning 2
One who perambulates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances, consisting of a wheel that rolls over the ground, along with a clockwork apparatus and a dial plate upon which the distance travelled is shown by an index.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheeled vehicle
Narrower terms: bassinet
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts? Proto-Indo-European *h2m̥bhíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h2elh2-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin perambulō Latin perambulātusbor. English perambulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English perambulator From perambulate + -or.