ベビーカー

also: ベビー・カー · ベビカー

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Meanings

noun

stroller; pushchair; pram; buggy

Wasei-eigo from 'baby car'; refers to a wheeled seat for pushing a baby or toddler. In British English, 'pram' or 'pushchair'; in American English, 'stroller' or 'baby carriage'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from baby car

公こう園えんでベビーカーを押おしているお母かあさんを見みかけた。
I saw a mother pushing a stroller in the park.
このベビーカーは軽かるくて折おりたたみやすい。
This stroller is light and easy to fold.

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Usage patterns

ベビーカーを押おすto push a stroller
母はは親おやがベビーカーを押おしながら公こう園えんを歩あるいていた。
The mother was walking through the park pushing a stroller.
〈人ひと〉をベビーカーに乗のせるto put someone (a baby) in a stroller
赤あかちゃんをベビーカーに乗のせて出でかけた。
She put the baby in the stroller and went out.
ベビーカーを畳たたむto fold up a stroller
電でん車しゃに乗のる前まえにベビーカーを畳たたんだ。
I folded up the stroller before getting on the train.

Related words

乳母うば車ぐるま
乳母車 is an older, more traditional word for a baby carriage, while ベビーカー is the common modern term used today.
バギー
ベビーカー is the more common Japanese word for a baby stroller, while バギー in this sense is a loanword often used in compounds like ベビーバギー.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Built from

ベビー+カー

Etymology

Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) from 'baby' and 'car'. The English term 'baby car' is not used in the same sense; the natural equivalents are 'stroller', 'pushchair', 'pram', or 'buggy'.