pram1

[pram] /præm/
noun, Chiefly British Informal.
1.
perambulator.
Origin
1880-85; by shortening

pram2

[prahm] /prɑm/
noun
1.
a flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.
Origin
1540-50 (late 14th century in AL); < Dutch praam, Middle Dutch prame, praem (compare Middle Low German pram(e), Old Frisian pram, German Prahm) < Slavic; compare Czech prám, Polish prom, Russian paróm, Serbo-Croatian prȁm ferryboat, raft, cognate with Old High German farm boat, raft, Old Norse farmr freight, cargo; akin to fare, ferry
Examples from the web for pram
  • For anti-tank practice they hurled bottles at a pram.
British Dictionary definitions for pram

pram1

/præm/
noun
1.
(Brit) a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a baby US and Canadian term baby carriage
Word Origin
C19: shortened and altered from perambulator

pram2

/prɑːm/
noun
1.
(nautical) a light tender with a flat bottom and a bow formed from the ends of the side and bottom planks meeting in a small raised transom
Word Origin
C16: from Middle Dutch prame; related to Old Frisian prām
Word Origin and History for pram
n.

"baby carriage," 1881, shortening of perambulator, perhaps influenced by pram "flat-bottomed boat" especially a type used in the Baltic (1540s), from Old Norse pramr, from Balto-Slavic (cf. Polish prom, Russian poromu "ferryboat," Czech pram "raft"), from PIE *pro-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).

pram in Technology

hardware
1. parallel random-access machine.
2. parameter RAM.

Related Abbreviations for pram

PRAM

parameter random access memory