pram.
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
Meaning & usage
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
A pushchair; a buggy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin perambulō Latin perambulātusbor. English perambulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English perambulatorclip. English pram Clipping of perambulator.
A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.
A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.
A type of dinghy with a flat bow.
Where this word comes from
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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