pram

¹ American  

[pram] / præm /

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

1. perambulator.

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pram ² American  

[prahm] / prɑm /

noun

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

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pram ¹ British  

/ præm /

noun

1. US and Canadian term: baby carriage.  a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a baby

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pram ² British  

/ prɑːm /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of pram¹

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Origin of pram²

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

Example Sentences

For anyone in Caroline's situation, simply seeing a parent with a pram can be painful, the source of a gnawing envy.

From BBC

A few ladies pushing baby prams passed us, and Mr. Tuthill tipped his hat to each of them in a friendly manner.

From Literature

"I haven't got a clue about none of it," said one young mother pushing a pram, before adding that she'd like to see more information.

From BBC

They made casts of Teddy's hands and feet, and also spent time with him in the hospital's baby loss garden, pushing him in a pram donated to the suite along with clothes and keepsakes.

From BBC

Pets are much-loved in the city, where pampered pooches are often pushed around the streets in prams, and shops selling animal outfits dot many neighbourhoods.

From Barron's