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 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
  • No trace of the 10-foot pram used by Ralph has ever been found.
    Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.
    MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The crowning moment came on May 26 when Olsson arrived in a golf buggy, waving his scarf around his head after a dramatic final day of the season saw them pip Brondby to the title by a single point.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Full of personality, this place is known for its wall-to-wall kitschy vintage collection (a buggy from the horse-and-buggy days hangs from the ceiling) and a Jiffy Burger that’s slathered with peanut butter.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Americans rely on China for thousands of products, everything from flat screen TVs to baby strollers.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
  • No stress about breaking down strollers and getting kids through security.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Police also discovered that the children slept in cribs and defaced monsters and dolls were also found in their rooms, per El Mundo.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • Travel cribs are available upon request and larger rooms offer pull-out sofas.
    Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As a young father pushed a baby carriage on a windy morning in Broward last week, streams of leaves and flowers cascaded down from a nearby towering oak tree.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Filmmakers from Denis Villeneuve to Brian De Palma have paid homage to the film's famous scene of a baby carriage careening down the staircase.
    Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Pushchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchair. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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