pram

Everyday

A pram is a carriage with four wheels in which a baby lies down and is pushed along by an adult. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand parents push babies in prams to the shops, the park and school. In the USA it is usually called a «baby carriage» or «stroller». In safety, prams must have brakes on near roads and slopes. Phrases: «push a pram», «pram brake».

Examples

• Mum pushed the baby in his pram. tree →
• Put the brake on the pram when you stop. tree →
• The pram has a hood to keep off the sun. tree →
• She fell asleep in her pram on the way home. tree →
• We need a ramp to get the pram up the steps. tree →
• The pram rolled away because the brake was off. tree →
• In America they call it a baby carriage. tree →
• My little sister is too big for the pram now. tree →
• “Oh, no; girls, you know, are much too clever to fall out of their prams.” tree →

Note

Countable: «a pram». It is short for «perambulator». A pushchair or stroller is for a child who can sit up; a pram is usually for a baby lying down.