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pram¹
- /pɹæm/ UK
Rhymes with -æm
noun prams
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A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street.
Similar: perambulator, baby carriage
- A pushchair; a buggy.
pram²
- /pɹɑːm/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑːm
Where it comes from
From Dutch praam (“a flat-bottomed boat”), from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.
noun prams · praam · prahm · prame
- A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.
- A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.
- A type of dinghy with a flat bow. Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.
PRAM³
noun PRAMs
- Acronym of parallel random-access machine
Translations
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noun perambulator
| Español | cochecito [de bebé], carrito [de bebé], carriola, coche guagua |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유모차 yumocha |
| 日本語 | 乳母車 ubaguruma, ベビーカー bebīkā |
| 中文 | 童車 /童车 tóngchē, 嬰兒車 /婴儿车 yīng'érchē |
| Português | carrinho de bebé, carrinho de bebê |
| Français | landau |
| Deutsch | Kinderwagen |
| Română | cărucior |
| Русский | коля́ска koljáska, де́тская коля́ска détskaja koljáska |
| العربية | عَرَبَةْ أَطْفَال ʕarabat ʔaṭfāl |
noun flat-bottomed barge
| Português | chata |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Prahm |
| Русский | плоскодо́нка ploskodónka |
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title = {pram},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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