chiefly British
as in pram
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs

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Recent Examples of pushchair Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers. David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024 Riley’s custom pushchair, designed by Adaptive Star,has no gears but does have a safety brake to slow downhill runs. Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023 Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure. Stirling Kelso, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2022
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Noun
  • No trace of the 10-foot pram used by Ralph has ever been found.
    Robert E. Houle, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Once upon a time, Ronaldo would have been prone to a strop — comically throwing his toys out of the pram and throwing his arms about as his team-mates looked on at one of the greatest players ever losing his head.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Other amenities include an outdoor library, activities booking like diving and snorkeling trips, and a buggy for beach transfers.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In our course, students learn high-level skills such as decomposing large tasks into smaller tasks, testing code to ensure its correctness, and reading and fixing buggy code.
    Daniel Zingaro, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Witnesses recalled chaos as families fled the parade route, abandoning chairs and strollers.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Long airport hallways are no longer a worry when your toddler has a seat (with a seatbelt), leaving your other hand free for another bag or stroller.
    Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bella recently had puppies, which were sleeping in an old portable baby crib inside the tent, and Vazquez hated to leave them alone.
    CalMatters, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Pettersen admitted that the trip was challenging—think about the sheer amount of newborn gear that babies need with bottles, sound machines, travel cribs, and more.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Filmmakers from Denis Villeneuve to Brian De Palma have paid homage to the film's famous scene of a baby carriage careening down the staircase.
    Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.
    Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Pushchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchair. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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