pram
pronunciation
How to pronounce pram in British English:
UK [præm]
How to pronounce pram in American English:
US [præm]
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- Noun:
- a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
Word Origin
- pram (n.)
- "baby carriage," 1881, shortening of perambulator, perhaps influenced by pram "flat-bottomed boat" especially a type used in the Baltic (1540s), from Old Norse pramr, from Balto-Slavic (compare Polish prom, Russian poromu "ferryboat," Czech pram "raft"), from PIE *pro-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).
Example
- 1. Pram provided with a radio , including antenna and loudspeaker , to keep the baby quiet .
- 2. The footage shows the mother taking her hands off the three-wheeler pram , which begins to roll towards the platform edge .
- 3. Rail firm connex is to investigate how the pram rolled off the platform and the train driver will be offered counselling .
- 4. The driver slammed on the brakes as soon as he saw the pram tumble in front of him and fortunately the train was already slowing down to stop at the station .
- 5. The likelihood is that north korea is throwing its radioactive rattle from its pram in an effort to grab the attention of barack obama .