PERAMBULATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does perambulator mean? 

• PERAMBULATOR (noun)
  The noun PERAMBULATOR has 1 sense:

1. a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

  Familiarity information: PERAMBULATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERAMBULATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

baby buggy; baby carriage; carriage; go-cart; perambulator; pram; pushchair; pusher; stroller

Hypernyms ("perambulator" is a kind of...):

wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "perambulator"):

bassinet (a perambulator that resembles a bassinet)

 Context examples 

If he doesn't, and some nursemaid goes a-walkin' orf with a soldier, leavin' of the hinfant in the perambulator—well, then I shouldn't be surprised if the census is one babby the less.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)