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. a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a baby US and Canadian termbaby carriage

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

The court heard that on the day of the murder, Dempsey left her children in Armstrong’s care while she left to go to Belfast to buy a pram.

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This is unacceptable for disabled passengers, since these devices are smaller than a pram, and can easily fold up to fit into a cupboard or an overhead locker.

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Translink says it has begun rolling out a new fleet of buses with separate spaces for wheelchair users and prams, adding that staff have undergone training as part of its accessibility programme.

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Mason Reddy, 24, was seen pushing a pram and carrying his son, aged around two, in his arms while he shouted a racial slur, Sheffield Crown Court heard.

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Hockney, widely regarded as Britain's greatest living artist, was born in Bradford in 1937 and learned his craft by pushing a pram containing art materials around the city as he painted on the streets.

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