Meanings
plural pushchairs
- CommonwealthIrelandUKA small carriage in which a baby or child sits and is pushed around.
He reversed the pushchair out of the shop and continued towards his errands.
2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 411 more example
The Key Train Requirements document, released in July by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), includes a new clause covering people travelling with pushchairs. It highlights the need for space in carriages for unfolded pushchairs or prams, separate from areas for wheelchairs and cycles. It also recommends extending seat reservations to include pram spaces.
2023 August 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Family-friendly travel: new standard covers pushchairs”, in RAIL, number 989, page 26Synonyms: stroller, baby buggy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small carriage in which a baby or child sits and is pushed around.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-
- Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
- Proto-Italic*pelnō
- Latinpellō
- Latinpulsō
- Old Frenchpoulser
- Middle Frenchpousser
- Middle Englishpushen
- Englishpush
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Englishpushchair
Cite this entry
pushchair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushchair
“pushchair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushchair. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pushchair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushchair.
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