pediatrician

noun

pe·​di·​a·​tri·​cian ˌpē-dē-ə-ˈtri-shən 

variants or less commonly pediatrist

ˌpē-dē-ˈa-trist 

pē-ˈdī-ə-

: a specialist in pediatrics

Examples of pediatrician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is an exception and discourages pediatricians in their clinics from treating unvaccinated patients. —Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025

The former United States Secretary of State spoke onstage with Nadine Burke Harris, a pediatrician and the former Surgeon General of California. —Julia Teti, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025

If body fat seems particularly low, this should be an issue addressed with your child’s pediatrician. —Alex Vance, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025

Admittedly, every previous visit to the pediatrician’s office had begun with the same sense of achievement—only to be deflated by troubling percentiles. —Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pediatrician

• academician
• cycloaddition
• decomposition
• diagnostician
• disinhibition
• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
• mathematician
• metacognition
• metaphysician
• neurotransmission

Kids Definition

pediatrician

noun

pe·​di·​a·​tri·​cian ˌpēd-ē-ə-ˈtrish-ən 

: a doctor who specializes in pediatrics

Medical Definition

pediatrician

noun

pe·​di·​a·​tri·​cian

variants or chiefly British paediatrician

ˌpēd-ē-ə-ˈtrish-ən 

: a specialist in pediatrics

called also pediatrist