chiefly British
as in pram
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs

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Recent Examples of pushchair Parents arrive with younger siblings in pushchairs and head out to watch the session that is due to start in 10 minutes. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 July 2025 Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers. David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024 Riley’s custom pushchair, designed by Adaptive Star,has no gears but does have a safety brake to slow downhill runs. Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023 Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure. Stirling Kelso, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushchair
Noun
  • Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • What message would that send to those same players: throw your toys out of the pram and get your move?
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Home to more than 1,200 stores, the Dubai Mall is so big that complimentary electric buggies ferry shoppers around and free phone batteries can be borrowed in case visitors run out of power on a day trip there.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • One Lego set, discounted at Walmart to its best-ever price, is one of the best space Lego sets – the Lego Technic NASA Lunar Roving Vehicle, which is an incredibly detailed reproduction of the historic NASA buggy that took to the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 lunar missions.
    Paul Brett, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For an accessible trail, the Lighthouse Loop in Ucluelet, British Columbia, is flat and even enough for wheelchairs and strollers.
    Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Guests were told strollers will not be allowed into the arena.
    Cheryl McCloud, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the end of the clip, Janelle can be seen resting her face on her baby's crib, looking at her baby boy.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Portability Most mobiles are designed to attach to the side of the crib.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The two were spotted pushing a baby carriage together while going on a walk in London, England, according to photos published by The Sun.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The family received many charitable donations from the community amid their birth in the Great Depression era, including a rent-free home, a custom baby carriage and money, according to the paper.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 July 2025

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“Pushchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchair. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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