baby carriage


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baby carriage

n.
A four-wheeled carriage, often having a retractable hood, that is pushed while walking to transport an infant or young child.
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baby carriage

n
Also: baby buggy US and Canadian a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a baby. British term: pram
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ba′by car`riage


n.
a conveyance for a baby resembling a basket set on four wheels, often with a hood, designed to be pushed by a person walking. Also called ba′by bug`gy.
[1865–70]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.baby carriage - a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed aroundbaby carriage - a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
bassinet - a perambulator that resembles a bassinet
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
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Translations
kočárek
barnevogn
lastenvaunut
kolica
乳母車
유모차
otroški voziček
barnvagn
รถเข็นเด็ก
xe nôi

baby carriage

n (Am) → carrozzina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

baby carriage

عَرَبَةُ أَطْفَال kočárek barnevogn Kinderwagen παιδικό καρότσι cochecito lastenvaunut poussette kolica carrozzina 乳母車 유모차 kinderwagen barnevogn wózek dziecięcy carrinho de bebé, carrinho de bebê детская коляска barnvagn รถเข็นเด็ก bebek arabası xe nôi 婴儿车
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