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

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baby carriage

Barbie didn’t have a baby carriage; she had that sports car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

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

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

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

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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