as in pram
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in
we'll need a new buggy if we have another baby
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Recent Examples of buggy
The sheriff said the road where the crash took place, Fillmore County Road 1, is shared by buggies and has signs warning drivers of the slow traffic, so drivers must be extra careful.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
This week's crash marks the latest in a string of incidents involving Amish buggies or travelers in Gladwin County and across Michigan, with five crashes reported in August, two fatal, the Detroit Free Press reported.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Home to more than 1,200 stores, the Dubai Mall is so big that complimentary electric buggies ferry shoppers around and free phone batteries can be borrowed in case visitors run out of power on a day trip there.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The group of cousins has a blast together, playing and riding little kid-sized buggies around.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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One wearily pushes hers in a creaky pram.—
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What message would that send to those same players: throw your toys out of the pram and get your move?—
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His mother had been smoking the drug steps away from his crib, according to the police account of the case.—
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The couple’s 1-year-old child was also found asleep in her crib, unharmed.—
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If time permits, checking these kinds of items (strollers, for example) can be immensely helpful, especially for those already juggling multiple bags and kids.—
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Safety is also a concern for items made with lead, used as safety equipment, or under federal regulations—think old strollers, appliances, and bulky furniture.—
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Parents arrive with younger siblings in pushchairs and head out to watch the session that is due to start in 10 minutes.—
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Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers.—
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Universal drink caddies that attach to the handles of suitcases and baby buggies.—
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Some of the parade highlights will include 14 pipe and drum marching bands, students from Irish dance schools performing, an appearance by Consulate General of Ireland Council Kevin Byrne and the original baby buggy parade float from the first parade in 1979.—
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And then 'baby carriage' just won't happen.—
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The family received many charitable donations from the community amid their birth in the Great Depression era, including a rent-free home, a custom baby carriage and money, according to the paper.—
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In a 1923 address to the British Royal Society of the Arts, one Samuel Sewell chided his fellow-researchers for having failed to research the history of a device as common and useful as the ubiquitous perambulator, or pram.—
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One perambulator holding big packages and a sleeping red-haired baby clutching the strings of two round, red balloons.—
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To stop each dog from trying to reach the toy, the owners sat at a dining table or on the floor while the dog was put behind a child safety gate, or was in a dog cradle or bed.—
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The wise men made a pilgrimage from the east to worship at the cradle of Christ; and the shepherds journeyed from field to town in search of Jesus, the savior of the world.—
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“Buggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buggy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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