Definition of pushchairnext
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 Families should have little trouble accommodating luggage, pushchairs or weekly shopping loads. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The man and woman were walking together ahead of the family, and the woman then collided with the pushchair. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025 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
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Noun
  • The majority of the 1048 pieces in this set are used to build the much larger pram, but the completely separate Grogu figure is a joy to put together.
    Rich Owen, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • One wearily pushes hers in a creaky pram.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this week, the space agency awarded Blue Origin a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to launch a pair of moon buggies in the next few years as part of the Artemis program.
    Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will provide a pair of landers to deliver moon buggies to the lunar surface, at a spot near the moon's south pole.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • The company sells silicone place mats and toys that attach to high chairs and strollers.
    Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Authorities say the man had a compact AK-style pistol wrapped in a T-shirt in a baby stroller.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Her mother came down the stairs with an armload of linens, dragged the old crib out of the unfinished half of the cellar, and took the plastic sheeting off it.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • One year later, the same officer accidentally fired his service weapon into a baby’s crib during a probation search but avoided any discipline, the Ding lawsuit said.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 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

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“Pushchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchair. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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