/ præm; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈbaby carriage ) noun
a small vehicle on four wheels for a baby to go out in, pushed by a person on foot
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: contracted abbreviation of perambulator .
/ præm; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈbaby carriage ) noun
a small vehicle on four wheels for a baby to go out in, pushed by a person on foot
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: contracted abbreviation of perambulator .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005