What is another word for Buggies?

Pronunciation: [bˈʌɡɪz] (IPA)

Buggies, the popular term for small, lightweight carriages used for infants and toddlers, are known by several alternative names. Strollers, prams, pushchairs, or baby carriages are synonyms for buggies, used in different regions of the world. A pram is a British term for a baby carriage, while baby carriages are commonly used in American English. Strollers are typically used in North America and Australia. Pushchairs are a British term referring to a wheeled chair used for pushing a baby or young child. The term buggy has been derived from the word "buggy-whip," a whip used to spur horses pulling carriages. In recent years, the term "buggy" has become a generic term for all baby carriages.

What are the hypernyms for Buggies?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Buggies

Next he took up a water-pail from an inverted soap-box, and, emptying the contents, he went to the well in the adjoining yard, a fenced enclosure which contained a conglomerate mass of old junk, broken-down wagons, Buggies, agricultural implements, and other odds and ends which the merchant had bought very low or taken in some sort of exchange for new wares whereby they had cost him practically nothing.
"Dixie Hart"
Will N. Harben
And don't they take you out driving in their Buggies?
"Olivia in India"
O. Douglas
And there were plenty of Buggies, if anybody had designs.
"Julia The Apostate"
Josephine Daskam

Related words: 4 wheel buggy, pushchair, baby stroller, double buggy, 3 wheel buggy, canopies, baby jogger

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