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carriage

carriage

16 2.1
A small wheeled seat that you push to carry a baby
  • noun
  • /ˈkɛrɪdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cochecito
  • We passed Sarah Sims in her carriage.
  • a baby carriage

Like migrants, people here are broken down to body parts, arms and backs to pick the grapes or push the baby carriages.

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Examples

  • I often put her in the carriage, and then the three of us would go over to see Mama.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I'll push him in a baby carriage.

  • Again, another baby carriage car seat here.

  • Now, your carriage seems warm and dry.

  • Now, would you help Jack lift the carriage while the children put the wheel back on?

  • Likewise, the baby carriage, which she no longer hid but displayed.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I used to take Heather's baby carriage over to the park on days like this, she remembered.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Women were pushing baby carriages up and down those stairs with larger "Blue Baby" covers.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Two women were pushing baby carriages just outside Hoffman-Lane, chatting between themselves while they window-shopped.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • She took the baby for a stroll in the carriage along the park path.

Synonyms

stroller
vscarriage
  • US
69 1.0

A small folding seat on wheels that you push a baby in

is the nonfolding general vehicle used for transporting babies
buggy
vscarriage
  • UK
9 1.6

A small wheeled seat for carrying a baby when you walk

is the formal descriptive term rather than the casual variant
baby carriage
vscarriage
  • US
8 1.4

A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting

is the general term not limited to lying or seating position
pram
vscarriage
  • UK
7 2.1

A small carriage on wheels for carrying a baby that you push

is the same idea but presented under a different common name
pusher
vscarriage
  • Archaic
4 6.5

A small four-wheeled vehicle an adult uses to push a baby

is the general concept without stressing who does the pushing
go-cart
vscarriage
  • US
3 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

is limited to carrying babies and not for general load transport
baby buggy
vscarriage
  • US
2 1.0

A small vehicle with four wheels that an adult pushes to carry a baby

is the general name for such wheeled baby transport
perambulator
vscarriage
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A four-wheeled carriage that you push a baby in

is the everyday modern word rather than a formal or old term
pushchair
vscarriage
  • UK
1 1.7

A small seat on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

is the broader vehicle term not focused on seating style
lightweight pram
vscarriage
  • UK
3.2

A baby carriage that is light and easy to carry or push

is the standard-weight vehicle rather than the lighter model
ambulator
vscarriage
  • Archaic
9.6

A small wheeled seat for pushing a baby or young child

is the straightforward term for a simple four-wheeled baby vehicle

Compounds

8 1.4

A small cart with four wheels that you push to carry a baby who is lying down or sitting

7 6.8

A small building beside an old house where people keep carriages or cars

2 9.6

An early car from the late 1800s and early 1900s

gun carriage
  • Specialized
2 7.2

A strong frame with wheels that holds a cannon for firing

carriage bolt
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole

carriage return
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A key or action that moves the cursor to the start of a new line

carriage trade
  • Archaic
1 9.1

Rich customers who buy expensive goods, or the business that sells to them

carriage dog
  • Archaic
5.2

A large white dog with black or brown spots that used to run beside carriages

carriage wrench
  • Informal
9.8

A wrench used to tighten or loosen bolts with a rounded top

A train carriage with two levels of seats to carry more people

9.9

A platform that holds a gun so it can fire over a low wall like on a fort or ship

fore carriage
  • Specialized
9.9

Small wheels under the front of a plow that support and guide it

A taxi allowed to pick up people on the street

slip carriage
  • Archaic
9.9

A carriage at the end of a moving train released to stop at a station while the train keeps going

7.7

A train car where people are allowed to smoke

8.2

The part of a typewriter that holds and moves the paper while you type

How Enclosed

pram
  • UK
7 2.1
carriage
  • Archaic
16 2.1
stroller
  • US
69 1.0

Surface Forms

carriage singular
carriages plural

Morphology

carriage = carry (transparent) = carry + age

A baby carriage is a small vehicle for carrying a child; the relation to 'carry' is direct and predictable.

Etymology

Carriage comes from the same old word for a vehicle that 'carries' things, like the modern car or cart. That's why a baby carriage is a small wheeled vehicle used to carry a child.