Meaning & use
perambulators
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British term for baby carriages; four-wheeled carriages used for pushing an infant.
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Nannies wheeled their perambulators through the park every afternoon.
The antique shop displayed a row of Victorian perambulators with elaborate wicker bodies.
A note on using this word
Often shortened to "pram," the full word "perambulator" comes from "perambulate," meaning to walk through or around a place.
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pramsbaby carriages
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