Pram

Quick meaning: Pram is a noun meaning A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.

Meaning

A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.

More Meanings

1. (colloquial, loosely) A pushchair; a buggy.
2. (nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.
3. (nautical, historical) A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.
4. A type of dinghy with a flat bow.

Example Sentences

Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street.

Nothing can beat the simple pleasure of paddling a pram around on a foggy dawn, probing pad flats, stumps and fallen logs for lurking bass.

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.

For a start the pram was heavier than it appeared, and also they were pulling it along very uneven ground. The edge of the field was slightly banked which tilted the pram at an angle.

Word Forms

• prams
• praam
• prahm
• prame

Synonyms for pram

Depending on context, synonyms include perambulator, stroller, pusher, go-cart, pushchair.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pushchair, stroller, perambulator, go-cart, pusher, carrycot.

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