baby carriage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of baby carriage
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Marriage and a baby carriage are off the table; the journey matters, not the destination.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
In the bare surroundings of the clinic, one nurse pushes a baby carriage with one hand and holds an infant in the other as she and her colleagues comfort the children.
From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2022
The part of me that always wanted love, marriage, then the baby carriage caused me to pause.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021
She tucked the twins — one alive, one dead — in a baby carriage, left their rowhouse in Camden, N.J., and took the Delaware River ferry to Philadelphia.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2020
A baby carriage lay mangled on its side, dusted with snow.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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