ambulator
- noun
- /ˈæmbjʊˌleɪtər/
- Archaic
:
carrito de bebé
- They bought a new ambulator before their baby was born.
Examples
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The grandmother pushed the sleeping child in the ambulator along the park path.
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The old-fashioned ambulator was displayed in the museum's collection of historical items.
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She pushed the ambulator through the park.
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The baby slept peacefully in the ambulator.
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The grandmother pushed the sleeping child in the ambulator along the park path.
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They bought a new ambulator before their baby was born.
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The old-fashioned ambulator was displayed in the museum's collection of historical items.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small folding seat on wheels that you push a baby in
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2.1
A small wheeled seat that you push to carry a baby
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1.6
A small wheeled seat for carrying a baby when you walk
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1.4
A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting
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2.1
A small carriage on wheels for carrying a baby that you push
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8.9
A four-wheeled carriage that you push a baby in
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1.7
A small seat on wheels for pushing a baby or small child
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Morphology
ambulator = perambulator (semi-transparent) = ambulate + or
The sense as a wheeled baby carriage is historically tied to 'perambulator' (per- + ambulator), and 'ambulator' here is a clipped/variant form; the connection to 'walking' (strolling) is somewhat clear but specialised.
Etymology
Ambulator comes from the Latin root ambul- meaning 'to walk', and it was used for a wheeled carriage you push while walking, like a stroller or the old perambulator. So an ambulator can mean a baby carriage that moves with you when you walk.