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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

baby carriage

English answer:

perambulator

Added to glossary by mediamatrix (X)
Feb 26, 2011 22:45
13 yrs ago
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English term

baby carriage

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Another US vs. GB question: In the US, we call the things you push a baby around in a baby carriage, or maybe a baby buggy (if it's the kind the baby is lying down in; if the baby is sitting up, it's a stroller) What about in other English-speaking countries? I know the word "pram" is considered to be the British word for this, but is that the only word used, or do they use the term "carriage" (or "buggy") as well? Could "carriage" be a country-neutral term, or does it sound definitely American?
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4 +3 perambulator
4 carriola
3 +1 stroller
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Mar 8, 2011 20:47: mediamatrix (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

Sheila Wilson Feb 27, 2011:
Carriage That sounds to my British ears to be very old-fashioned and maybe pompous - you know, prams for us and carriages for them. I get visions of some servant polishing the brasswork before leaving to take Junior for a spin round the park.
AllegroTrans Feb 26, 2011:
UK We use "baby buggy" or "pushchair" where the baby is sitting up; I've also seen "stroller" used
I never heard "baby carriage" used here; we use "pram" where the baby is lying down (these devices usually have 4 wheels)

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perambulator

If it was good enough for me, as I travelled the streets of my native England 50+ years ago, gleefully propelled at high speed by my adoring mother, I reckon 'pram' is good enough for any modern upstart.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-02-26 22:51:59 GMT)
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Correction: 55+ years :(

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-02-26 22:54:01 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_transport
Peer comment(s):
agree Jack Doughty : Memories? Can you really remember being pushed in your pram? I certainly can't remember back that far!
18 mins
Thanks Jack. Fond memories, eh? // Oh yes! I remember being 'parked' for hours on end outside Lasts' pastry shop in Crouch St., Colchester, while my mum gossiped with the owner.// Hmmm ... memories, yes. But maybe not so 'fond'!
agree Paul Lambert : Yes. Perambulator is (I suspect) the full word for "pram". I don't think, however, "pram" is too localised to the UK. Carriage is US or very old fashioned elsewhere. (Although not as pompous as some have suggested)
9 hrs
neutral Arabic & More : Since the asker is seeking a country-neutral term, I don't think this would work for a U.S. audience.
12 hrs
Asker seems to know the US terms and is asking for equivalents in other English-speaking countries, not for something 'neutral'.
agree Phong Le
15 hrs
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carriola

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Saludos,
eski
Peer comment(s):
neutral Jennifer Levey : Hmmm... What does that equate to in English?
36 mins
Hi Robin: Sorry; I pbviously got the language pairs mixed up: it means... "baby buggy": Saludos, eski
neutral AllegroTrans : hang on...did the asker request Spanish???
10 hrs
Hi Allegro: Pls. see above comment to Mediamatrix: Saludos, eski
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stroller

I usually use the word "stroller."

I am from the U.S., though, so I am not sure how it sounds in other countries.
Peer comment(s):
agree Ambrose Li : As far as I know this is the Canadian word as well. I’ve never heard of a “baby carriage” or a “baby buggy”.
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