pediatric

adjective

pe·​di·​at·​ric ˌpē-dē-ˈa-trik 

1

: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice

pediatric dermatology

a pediatric nurse

2

: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent

pediatric patients

pediatric cancers

Examples of pediatric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Raymond is the director of pediatric surgery at UF Health and an assistant professor of pediatric surgery at the University of Florida who has performed over 100 robotic surgeries. —Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025

In that same period, people spent $4.7 million on pediatric visits to the emergency room, despite insurance. —Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025

If Willis felt a need to defend her co-sleeping practices, that’s because co-sleeping is a divisive topic in parenting and pediatric circles. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025

Stuart is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and lives in San Diego. —Kelly Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pediatric

• pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Rhymes for pediatric

• allopatric
• bariatric
• geriatric
• paediatric
• podiatric
• psychiatric
• neuropsychiatric

Medical Definition

pediatric

adjective

pe·​di·​at·​ric

variants or chiefly British paediatric

ˌpēd-ē-ˈa-trik 

1

: of, relating to, or specializing in pediatrics or its practice

a pediatric nurse

pediatric oncology

2

: of, relating to, affecting, or being an infant, child, or adolescent

a pediatric patient

pediatric fractures