I. noun
also praam ˈpräm
( -s )
Etymology: Dutch praam, from Middle Dutch praem; akin to Middle Low German prām pram
: a small lightweight nearly flat-bottomed boat that has very broad transom and usually squared-off bow, is of lapstrake construction or now often of molded plywood or plastic, is designed for use with oars, sail, or outboard motor, and is of Scandinavian origin though now widely used as a tender for larger boats
II. ˈpram noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from perambulator
1. chiefly Britain : perambulator : baby carriage
2. chiefly Britain : a milkman's handcart
III. transitive verb
( prammed ; prammed ; pramming ; prams )
chiefly Britain : to air or take about (as a child) in or as if in a baby carriage