noun
baby carriage; pram
Dated term for a baby carriage or pram; modern Japanese typically uses ベビーカー.
See also: ベビーカー
祖母は昔、乳母車で私を散歩に連れて行ってくれたそうだ。
My grandmother apparently used to take me for walks in a pram.
Standard kanji spelling for 'baby carriage'.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Modern, common term for a baby stroller or carriage; 乳母車 is an older, less frequently used word.
Compound of 乳母 (uba, 'wet nurse') + 車 (kuruma, 'vehicle'), literally 'wet nurse's vehicle'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word reflects the traditional association of a wet nurse caring for a baby.