pram
1[ pram ]
/ præm /
noun Chiefly British Informal.
Nearby words
prajnā-paramita, prakrit, prakriti, praline, pralltriller, pram, pramipexole, prana, pranava, prance, prancer
Origin of pram
1First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening
Definition for pram (2 of 2)
pram
2[ prahm ]
/ prɑm /
noun
a flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.
Origin of pram
21540–50 (late 14th century in AL); < Dutch praam, Middle Dutch prame, praem (compare Middle Low German pram(e), Old Frisian pram, German Prahm) < Slavic; compare Czech prám, Polish prom, Russian paróm, Serbo-Croatian prȁm ferryboat, raft, cognate with Old High German farm boat, raft, Old Norse farmr freight, cargo; akin to fare, ferry
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British Dictionary definitions for pram (1 of 2)
pram
1/ (præm) /
noun
British a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a babyUS and Canadian term: baby carriage
Word Origin for pram
C19: shortened and altered from perambulator
British Dictionary definitions for pram (2 of 2)
pram
2/ (prɑːm) /
noun
nautical a light tender with a flat bottom and a bow formed from the ends of the side and bottom planks meeting in a small raised transom
Word Origin for pram
C16: from Middle Dutch prame; related to Old Frisian prām
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Word Origin and History for pram
pram
"baby carriage," 1881, shortening of perambulator, perhaps influenced by pram "flat-bottomed boat" especially a type used in the Baltic (1540s), from Old Norse pramr, from Balto-Slavic (cf. Polish prom, Russian poromu "ferryboat," Czech pram "raft"), from PIE *pro-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).
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