noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:prăm
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹæm/
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rhymes with -æm
Received-Pronunciation:präm
Received-Pronunciation:/pɹɑːm/
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rhymes with -ɑːm
1
noun
Meaning 1
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perambulator, baby carriage
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A pushchair; a buggy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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 perambulatorclip. English pram Clipping of perambulator.
From Dutch praam (“a flat-bottomed boat”), from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.
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