Definition
A wheeled vehicle for carrying a baby, pushed by a person walking; a baby carriage.
Etymology
Short for 'perambulator,' from Latin 'perambulare' (to walk through or around). British English shortened it to 'pram' in the early 1900s, while Americans kept the longer form and eventually created 'stroller.'
Kelly Says
The word 'perambulator' literally means 'something for walking around,' and people were actually taking their babies on long walks through parks and towns as a leisure activity in the Victorian era—the pram represented freedom and modern motherhood.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ህፃን መኪና
htsa-n mek-ee-na
ARالعربية
عربة أطفال
ar-bah-a-at-fal
BNবাংলা
কিশোরের গাড়ি
ki-sho-rer ga-di
DADansk
barnevogn
bar-neh-vogn
DEDeutsch
Kinderwagen
KIN-der-VAH-gen
ELΕλληνικά
βρεφικόν
bre-fi-ko-n
HIहिन्दी
बच्चा गाड़ी
bachcha gaadi
HUMagyar
kisa babakocsi
kee-sah ba-ba-kocs-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
kereta bayi
ke-re-ta ba-yi
ITItaliano
passeggino
pas-seh-GIN-no
MSBahasa Melayu
perut
pe-rut
MYမြန်မာ
ကလေး ကား
ka-lay ka
NLNederlands
kinderwagen
kin-der-VAH-gen
NONorsk
barnevogn
bar-neh-vogn
PLPolski
wózek dziecięcy
vuh-zek ch-de-n-tsee
PTPortuguês
carrinho
kaʁ-i-nyu
RORomână
șezlong
shez-long
RUРусский
коляска
koliaskah
TAதமிழ்
குழந்தை வண்டி
kuzh-antha-i van-di
TEతెలుగు
బిడ్డల బండి
bid-dal ban-di
THไทย
รถเข็นเด็ก
rot-hen-det
TRTürkçe
bebek arabası
be-bek a-ra-ba-si
UKУкраїнська
коляска
koliaskah
URاردو
بچے کی کار
bach-ay ki kar
VITiếng Việt
xe đẩy
khee-day