pram

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 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 One person suggested Cousins return to the spot on a daily basis and try to strike up a relationship with the septuagenarian pushing the pram. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 May 2025 No trace of the 10-foot pram used by Ralph has ever been found. Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pram
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Noun
  • Eco effort From big decisions—bioclimatic design, working with local developers, choosing eco-friendly materials, and a low-waste ethos restaurant—to smaller details—plantable Sprout pencils in suites, and electric buggies – environmental impact’s been considered at every turn, from the ground up.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Eidelman, in a dig at traditional rivals, notes that when people moved around in horses and buggies, homes were built primarily by driving nails into wood with a hammer.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • One game at a time, go protect the crib and come back to take one at their home.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That can include checking for possible reasons the child is crying, such as hunger or needing a diaper change; trying out a list of strategies to calm the baby; and designating a spot, such as a crib or playpen, to leave the child for a few minutes while the parent cools off.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Friendly to pedestrians, strollers, pups, cyclists, wheelchairs and more, an out-and-back on this relatively flat path offers an accessible choose-your-own adventure layout.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Quality strollers and bouncers are in needed, but potential resale value keeps them from thrift stores.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Ten years ago, there were no baby carriages downtown.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Even on a weekday, three mothers with baby carriages comprise a formidable flotilla in a place such as this.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Universal drink caddies that attach to the handles of suitcases and baby buggies.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the parade highlights will include 14 pipe and drum marching bands, students from Irish dance schools performing, an appearance by Consulate General of Ireland Council Kevin Byrne and the original baby buggy parade float from the first parade in 1979.
    Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2022
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

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“Pram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pram. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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