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pram

1

[pram]

noun

Chiefly British Informal.
  1. perambulator.



pram

2

[prahm]

noun

  1. a flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.

pram

1

/ æ /

noun

  1. US and Canadian term: baby carriage.a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a baby

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pram

2

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. nautical 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pram1

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Origin of pram2

First recorded in 1540–50 ( late 14th century in Anglo-Latin ); from Dutch praam, Middle Dutch prame, praem (compare Middle Low German pram(e), Old Frisian pram, German Prahm ), from Slavic; compare Czech á, Polish prom, Russian 貹ó, Serbo-Croatian ȁ “ferryboat, raft,” cognate with Old High German farm “boat, raft,” Old Norse farmr “freight, cargo”; akin to fare, ferry
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pram1

C19: shortened and altered from perambulator

Origin of pram2

C16: from Middle Dutch prame; related to Old Frisian
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"I carried my son on my shoulders, I pushed my daughter in the pram, there were a quarter of a million people arguing that we should make poverty history internationally," he said.

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It now helps about 15 families a week by supplying nappies, baby wipes, milk formula, prams and other goods.

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She drove into Mabli, from Neath, who was in a pram next to her dad Robert Hall and his brother Stephen.

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She raised her arms in the air after securing victory and rushed over to celebrate with her husband and eldest daughter Charlotte, while youngest daughter Cecilia slept on in her pram.

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Families with children from birth to four years old are provided with essential items including prams, nappies and formula.

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