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Synonyms

baby carriage

American  

noun

  1. a conveyance similar to an infant's crib set on four wheels and meant to be pushed.


baby carriage British  

noun

  1. British term: pram.  Also: baby buggy.  a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a baby

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of baby carriage

First recorded in 1865–70

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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

GPR equipment, in contrast, gets mounted on something that looks like a lawn mower or baby carriage, and gets rolled over the ground.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2022

“I want to go there; I have to go there,” she said, rolling her baby carriage back and forth to keep her infant asleep.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2022

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

Sairy heard a baby cry and saw Mrs. Trepid leaning over a baby carriage, her face bent down close to the crying occupant.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

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