Perambulator

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A baby carriage. Ireland, UK, dated

    "The reapers were slowly trooping back to their work. The nurse-girl slapped one of her charges and then began to push the perambulator up the hill."

  2. 2
    a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around wordnet
  3. 3
    One who perambulates.
  4. 4
    A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances, consisting of a wheel that rolls over the ground, along with a clockwork apparatus and a dial plate upon which the distance travelled is shown by an index.

Synonyms

All synonyms
prambaby buggybaby buggybaby carriagecarriagego-cart

Example

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"The reapers were slowly trooping back to their work. The nurse-girl slapped one of her charges and then began to push the perambulator up the hill."

Etymology

From perambulate + -or.

Related phrases

baby carriage

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