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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of pushchair 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
  • Once upon a time, Ronaldo would have been prone to a strop — comically throwing his toys out of the pram and throwing his arms about as his team-mates looked on at one of the greatest players ever losing his head.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Our four-month-old slept in his pram by the pool while our oldest drank mocktails, took Thai boxing lessons and collected shells from the beach.
    MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Ten of the bright yellow golf-cart style buggies are being trialled until October as part of a micro mobility sharing scheme across a small part of Fulham in London.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The company’s decision to prematurely release a buggy, completely overhauled new app back in May — with crucial features missing at launch — outraged customers and kicked off a monthslong domino effect that included layoffs, a sharp decline in employee morale, and a public apology tour.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This year, as families with baby strollers and groups of cinema fans ambled by amid the thousands on the street on a warmer-than-expected Friday afternoon, the retailers were booming.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Runners, walkers, joggers, strollers, wheelchair users and four-legged friends are welcome.
    CHRISTINA MAYO, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Before leaving, Valenzuela bought a crib and a baby mattress for his 22-year-old daughter’s firstborn.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • One commenter suggested the noise could be E blowing raspberries on the crib, but the mom pointed out that the crib's thick fabric coverings make such a noise unlikely.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Filmmakers from Denis Villeneuve to Brian De Palma have paid homage to the film's famous scene of a baby carriage careening down the staircase.
    Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.
    Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near pushchair

Cite this Entry

“Pushchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchair. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on pushchair

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!