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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pram1 (pram),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit. Informal.]- British Termsperambulator.
pram2 (präm),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.
- •Slavic; compare Czech prám, Polish prom, Russian paróm, Serbo-Croatian prȁm ferryboat, raft, cognate with Old High German farm boat, raft, Old Norse farmr freight, cargo; akin to fare, ferry
- Dutch praam, Middle Dutch prame, praem (compare Middle Low German pram(e), Old Frisian pram, German Prahm)
- 1540–50 (late 14th century in Anglo-Latin)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pram /præm/ n - Brit a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a baby
US and Canadian term: baby carriage
Etymology: 19th Century: shortened and altered from perambulator pram /prɑːm/ n - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Dutch prame; related to Old Frisian prām |