pram

noun

ˈpram How to pronounce pram (audio)
Definition of pramnext
chiefly British
as in buggy
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in like other trendy Notting Hill couples, they bought a fancy pram for the first baby

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Recent Examples of pram Photos from Kate McLeod's TikTok video of her daughter, Nora, smiling, and pushing a pram, right. — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025 There were the last-minute withdrawals hoisted upon Wiegman, at least one of which felt like toys out of the pram. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 July 2025 Step inside the taproom, and an original Optimist pram boat hanging from the ceiling speaks to the coastal side of Dunedin’s story. — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 12 July 2025 This build comes with 1,048 pieces to create the beloved alien, his hover pram, and accessories like a Sorgan frog, shifter knob, and a cookie for Grogu to hold. — Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pram
  1. buggy
  2. crib
  3. pushchair
  4. stroller
  5. baby carriage
  6. baby buggy
  7. perambulator
Noun
  • Thankfully, shopping for these open-air buggies is much more straightforward than shopping for any other vehicle.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • The company operates driverless buggies that have no steering wheel or pedals, and feature four carriage-style seats that face inward, giving them a shuttle-like atmosphere.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of buggy
Noun
  • When authorities arrived at the Aisenberg house and began their investigation, deputies found a boot print in Sabrina's room and a blonde hair in her crib that didn't belong to anyone in the family.
    — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Budget Baby Boost crib bumpers were sold on TikTok Shop from March to July for about $16.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of crib
Noun
  • Hers is a story that begins with a pushchair, a pony, and a mother’s refusal to buy toys for her children.
    — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Families should have little trouble accommodating luggage, pushchairs or weekly shopping loads.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of pushchair
Noun
  • Each of these gardens is largely accessible for strollers and people using wheelchairs, though steep or rocky terrain in some areas may limit access.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Pedestrians, people using wheelchairs, parents pushing strollers and cyclists can be forced into the street when sidewalks or bike lanes are blocked.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of stroller
Noun
  • And as for her family life, the singer may not be finished with the baby carriage just yet.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ten years ago, there were no baby carriages downtown.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of baby carriage
Noun
  • Universal drink caddies that attach to the handles of suitcases and baby buggies.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Our daughter’s former room has my grandma’s baby buggy in it, an old roll-top desk, a faux metal bed and an antique bookcase.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
Definition of baby buggy
Noun
  • In a 1923 address to the British Royal Society of the Arts, one Samuel Sewell chided his fellow-researchers for having failed to research the history of a device as common and useful as the ubiquitous perambulator, or pram.
    — Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2022
  • One perambulator holding big packages and a sleeping red-haired baby clutching the strings of two round, red balloons.
    — Robert Richardson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
Definition of perambulator

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