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Pram

//pɹæm// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK

    "Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street."

  2. 2
    A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, historical
  3. 3
    Acronym of parallel random-access machine. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  4. 4
    a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around wordnet
  5. 5
    A pushchair; a buggy. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, colloquial
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  1. 6
    A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, historical
  2. 7
    A type of dinghy with a flat bow. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK

    "Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of perambulator.

Etymology 2

From Dutch praam (“a flat-bottomed boat”), from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.

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