buggy

noun

Definition of buggynext
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 On summer evenings and nights that aren’t particularly buggy, a citronella candle can provide decent protection and give off a pleasant scent and warm glow. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Accessibility for those with mobile impairments The rooms, villas and reception all have step-free access, and the electric buggies mean getting around the resort is simple. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026 Passengers would debark at Country Club Station, near the intersection of what is now Cantrell Road and Kavanaugh Boulevard, and would either walk or ride in a buggy to the country club. — Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026 Haunted Mansion riders squeezed out of their ride vehicles and helped free other passengers from their doom buggies during a highly unusual attraction evacuation at Disneyland that left former employees and longtime fans shaking their heads in disbelief. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for buggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buggy
  1. pram
  2. crib
  3. stroller
  4. pushchair
  5. baby buggy
  6. baby carriage
  7. cradle
Noun
  • His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
  • The majority of the 1048 pieces in this set are used to build the much larger pram, but the completely separate Grogu figure is a joy to put together.
    — Rich Owen, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of pram
Noun
  • Available in pink or blue, the toy—which attaches to crib bars or can be situated near your child’s sleeping space—features a relaxing array of sounds, lights, and music, along with gentle motion, to encourage your darling to doze.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
  • Upon driving home from work on the afternoon of Denise's vanishing, her husband Nathan Lee found their children, 2-year-old Noah and 6-month-old Adam, alone in the same crib.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Definition of crib
Noun
  • Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Parking lots fill early, families stream through the gates with strollers and snacks, and kids race from the giraffes to the aquarium, primate exhibits, and Kids Kingdom.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of stroller
Noun
  • Families should have little trouble accommodating luggage, pushchairs or weekly shopping loads.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Law enforcement said that a couple encountered a family—two women and young children, one of whom was in a pushchair—at Bond Street Underground in central London.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Definition of pushchair
Noun
  • Universal drink caddies that attach to the handles of suitcases and baby buggies.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Our daughter’s former room has my grandma’s baby buggy in it, an old roll-top desk, a faux metal bed and an antique bookcase.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
Definition of baby buggy
Noun
  • Ten years ago, there were no baby carriages downtown.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Even on a weekday, three mothers with baby carriages comprise a formidable flotilla in a place such as this.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of baby carriage
Noun
  • The club retired the cradle of Louis XIV from its badge—a symbol of Saint-Germain as a suburban town 20 kilometers outside Paris, where the kings once lived.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • However, the country’s history draws parallels with Atlanta’s own identity as a cradle of civil rights activism.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of cradle

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