pram

¹

[pram]

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

1. perambulator.

pram

²

[prahm]

noun

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

pram

¹

/ præm /

noun

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

pram

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pram¹

C19: shortened and altered from _perambulator

Origin of pram²

C16: from Middle Dutch prame; related to Old Frisian prām

Example Sentences

Non-professional video equipment, personal-use cigarettes and cool bags, empty reusable plastic and metal bottles, medication, and trolleys or prams for younger children are allowed on both the campsite and in the arena.

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"It means we have more space to take in larger items like cots and prams in bigger quantities each week through donations from members of the public," she added.

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The charity Baby Bank Network Bristol has redistributed nearly half a million essential items such as clothes and prams across the city since 2015.

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"I carried my son on my shoulders, I pushed my daughter in the pram, there were a quarter of a million people arguing that we should make poverty history internationally," he said.

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It now helps about 15 families a week by supplying nappies, baby wipes, milk formula, prams and other goods.

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