pram

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noun Chiefly British Informal.

perambulator.

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Origin of pram

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Words nearby pram

Prajnā-Paramita, Prakrit, prakriti, praline, pralltriller, pram, pramipexole, prana, pranava, prance, prand.

Other definitions for pram (2 of 2)

pram²

[ prahm ]

/ prɑm /

noun

a flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.

Origin of pram

First recorded in 1540–50 (late 14th century in Anglo-Latin ); from Dutch praam, Middle Dutch prame, praem (compare Middle Low German pram(e), Old Frisian pram, German Prahm ), from 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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How to use pram in a sentence

Ahead of the 1961 publication of James and the Giant Peach, Dahl’s 4-month-old son Theo suffered a severe brain injury when his pram was hit by a taxi in New York City.
What to Know About Children's Author Roald Dahl's Controversial Legacy|Megan McCluskey|March 18, 2021|Time
If I see a pram I want to stick my head in it and have a look.
Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies|Ronald K. Fried|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gwyneth Paltrow wheeled her daughter Apple around London in a Bugaboo pram.
How Different Is Raising the Royal Baby From a Typical American Child?|Kevin Fallon, Lizzie Crocker|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The little bits of whalin'-steamers they build now only carry a little pram or two, nothin' like this boat you're in now.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Pram, prm, n. a flat-bottomed Dutch lighter: a barge fitted as a floating battery.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The child is resentful, but resigned, is wrapped up well, put in his pram and wheeled up and down the Madeira Road.
A Student in Arms|Donald Hankey
In every case I found below-decks a number of cruses of corn-brandy, marked aquavit, two of which I took into the pram.
The Purple Cloud|M.P. Shiel
Lady with Pram (who has been pointing out to newcomer the beauties of the neighbourhood, where a strike is threatened).
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, October 6, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pram (1 of 2)

pram¹

/ (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)

pram²

/ (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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