prame
prame is the alternative form of pram.
Meaning of pram
Noun (1)
pram (plural prams)
- A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street.1975, Margaret Drabble, The Realms of Gold, published 1977, page 127
- Synonyms:
- perambulator, baby carriage
- A pushchair; a buggy.
Noun (2)
pram (plural prams)
- A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.
- A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.
- A type of dinghy with a flat bow.
- Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.August 1979, F. M. Paulson, “Car-topable Craft”, in Field & Stream, page 50
Forms of prame
| plural | prames |
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Origin of prame
See pram.
Questions about prame
- What is prame the alternative form of?
- Prame is the alternative form of pram.
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