The word for what we call a stroller, baby buggy or pushchair in English is simply passeggino (masculine, plural: passeggini) in Italian. It is a derivative of the word passeggio meaning walk or stroll.
Unlike a carrozzina (pram, baby carriage), which is essentially a baby cot on four wheels, a passeggino is an upright seat meant for older babies and toddlers.
Il mio bambino adora andare a passeggio nel passeggino.
My boy loves to go on a walk in the stroller.
There are many different kinds of pushchairs you can buy for your children, depending on your needs. These include:
- passeggino pieghevole = folding stroller
- passeggino gemellare = double stroller
- passeggino a 3 o 4 ruote = 3 or 4 wheel stroller
- passeggino leggero = lightweight stroller
Two of the most popular types among parents today are the passeggini duo and trio, which are all-in-one solutions that perfectly meet a child’s transportation needs from its birth up to three years. They consist of a frame on which you can mount a car seat, bassinet or chair.
Some related terms include passeggiata (walk), passeggiare (to stroll, walk) and passeggero (passenger).
Heather Broster is a graduate with honours in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, proficient in English and Italian, as well as Japanese, Welsh, and French to varying degrees of fluency. Originally from Toronto, Heather has resided in various countries, notably Italy for a period of six years. Her primary focus lies in the fields of language acquisition, education, and bilingual instruction.
