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pram

[ pram ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

perambulator.

pram

[ prahm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

pram

/ ��æ�� /

noun

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

pram

/ ��ɑː�� /

noun

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

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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 ��á��, Polish prom, Russian �貹��ó��, Serbo-Croatian ��ȁ�� “ferryboat, raft,” cognate with Old High German farm “boat, raft,” Old Norse farmr “freight, cargo”; akin to fare, ferry

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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 ��峾

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His passion for the sport grew from his father, a keen golfer, who took him to the golf course in his pram.

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A city baby bank has issued an urgent appeal for prams and baby travel systems after seeing increasing demand from people in need.

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On one nearby mission, Maria put her daughter in a pram and rushed to a checkpoint where he could run out to catch them for five minutes.

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"Prices are so high now for the things I need most," says Yulia as she rocks her baby to sleep in a pram.

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Mr Jones said, at about 11:00, Mr Hall was outside with his brother Stephen and Mabli, and was putting Mabli back in her pram when "he heard the sound of an approaching car".

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