pram
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Inside, some people had brought prams, others, who were reservists, their assault rifles while some began praying in a small group.
From Barron's
"These are elderly people, then you have younger families, mums with prams… there's no chance in hell that person can manoeuvre around a scooter badly parked randomly in the middle of the pavement," she says.
From BBC
The story goes that they were hidden within a baby's pram to avoid the attention of security.
From BBC
“Turing came out of the secondhand shop. He was pushing a pram.”
From Literature
For anyone in Caroline's situation, simply seeing a parent with a pram can be painful, the source of a gnawing envy.
From BBC
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