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

This marks the first substantial break in alignment, raising questions about how pediatricians and public health officials will navigate conflicting recommendations. —Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

Alexis Johnson Doll is now in her last year of residency as a pediatrician at Rady’s Children’s Hospital-San Diego where she was treated in 2008. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

Another change involves a paradigm shift in the way pediatricians think about health and well-being, Hill said. —Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025

Local pediatricians see parents’ hesitancy in their exam rooms. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 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