chiefly British
as in pram
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs

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Recent Examples of pushchair Parents arrive with younger siblings in pushchairs and head out to watch the session that is due to start in 10 minutes. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 July 2025 Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers. David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024 Riley’s custom pushchair, designed by Adaptive Star,has no gears but does have a safety brake to slow downhill runs. Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023 Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure. Stirling Kelso, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushchair
Noun
  • Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • What message would that send to those same players: throw your toys out of the pram and get your move?
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The sheriff said the road where the crash took place, Fillmore County Road 1, is shared by buggies and has signs warning drivers of the slow traffic, so drivers must be extra careful.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If Max goes down because an update is buggy, servers break, or someone launches a cyberattack, the app could be offline for some period—in this case, potentially halting millions of bank payments, messages, and identity-verification attempts through the app.
    Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kruger then concluded her post with a snap of Reedus displaying a thumbs-up while holding onto a stroller, which appeared to have their daughter sitting inside with a coat covering her face.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Children, including infants, are not permitted in any capacity, including those in a carrier or stroller.
    Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Babies should always sleep alone, on their back, on a firm, flat crib mattress, without stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, or bumpers.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The retailer started making crib mattresses over two decades ago but has since branched out into mattresses for adults, one that our commerce director Rachel Fletcher stands behind.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The two were spotted pushing a baby carriage together while going on a walk in London, England, according to photos published by The Sun.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The family received many charitable donations from the community amid their birth in the Great Depression era, including a rent-free home, a custom baby carriage and money, according to the paper.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 July 2025

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“Pushchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchair. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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