pram
See also: Pram, PRAM, prám, pråm, prăm, and прам
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of perambulator.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prăm, IPA(key): /pɹæm/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -æm
Noun
pram (plural prams)
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- Synonyms: (US) baby carriage, perambulator
- Coordinate terms: baby buggy, pushchair, pusher, stroller
- 1975, Margaret Drabble, The Realms of Gold, 1977 edition, page 127:
- Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street.
- 2006, Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale:
- For a start the pram was heavier than it appeared, and also they were pulling it along very uneven ground. The edge of the field was slightly banked which tilted the pram at an angle.
- 2012, Ramsey Campbell, Dark Companions, page 233:
- Stepping over her, he unbuttoned the pram′s apron and pulled it back.
At first he couldn′t make out what the pram contained. He had to crane himself over, holding his body back from the obscuring light. The pram was full of groceries—cabbage, sprouts, potatoes.
Translations
perambulator
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Etymology 2
From Dutch praam (“a flat-bottomed boat”), from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ. Doublet of farm.
Alternative forms
- praam, prahm
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: präm, IPA(key): /pɹɑːm/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɑːm
Noun
pram (plural prams)
- (nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.
- (nautical, historical) A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.
- A type of dinghy with a flat bow.
- August 1979, F. M. Paulson, “Car-topable Craft”, in Field & Stream, page 50:
- Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.
- 1994, Dave Hughes, Fly Fishing Basics:
- Nothing can beat the simple pleasure of paddling a pram around on a foggy dawn, probing pad flats, stumps and fallen logs for lurking bass.
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Translations
flat-bottomed barge
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type of dinghy
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Further reading
- pram (baby) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- pram (ship) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- MRAP, parm, ramp
Dutch
Etymology
Deverbal from pramen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɑm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pram
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
pram m (plural prammen, diminutive prammetje n)
- (colloquial, vulgar) A boob, a tit.
- Synonyms: borst, jetser, mem, tiet
- (obsolete) A breast of a breastfeeding woman or a teat of a suckling female.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse prámr, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɑmː/
Noun
pram m (definite singular prammen, indefinite plural prammar, definite plural prammane)
- a rowboat without a keel, a pram
- a barge
References
- “pram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *pormъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prâm/
- Hyphenation: pram
Noun
prȁm m (Cyrillic spelling пра̏м)
- (historical, seafaring) ferry
Declension
Declension of pram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | pram | pramovi |
genitive | prama | pramova |
dative | pramu | pramovima |
accusative | pram | pramove |
vocative | prame | pramovi |
locative | pramu | pramovima |
instrumental | pramom | pramovima |
Etymology 2
From prȁmēn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prâːm/
Noun
prȃm m (Cyrillic spelling пра̑м)
- lock, tuft
Declension
Declension of pram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | pram | prami |
genitive | prama | prama |
dative | pramu | pramima |
accusative | pram | prame |
vocative | prame | prami |
locative | pramu | pramima |
instrumental | pramom | pramima |
References
- “pram” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “pram” in Hrvatski jezični portal