baby carriage

American

noun

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

baby carriage British

noun

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

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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

An open mailbox becomes the head and jaws of a dragon; the ribs of a baby carriage form its body.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

“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

Ralph didn’t have any real baby carriage like most folks’ babies did, or any summer bootees.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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