family doctor

noun

1

: a doctor regularly consulted by a family

2

: family physician

Examples of family doctor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, Lizzie claimed to be menstruating, which was confirmed by her family doctor, and the pail was never examined. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Talk to your family doctor or reach out to organizations that specialize in mental health and suicide prevention. — Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

But right at that moment Giovanni Di Lillo, a family doctor who had retired over twenty years earlier, had happened to be passing by during his morning constitutional along the coast. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Rural family doctors can and do still deliver babies in the absence of ob-gyns. — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for family doctor

• auctor
• proctor

Medical Definition

family doctor

noun

1

: a doctor regularly consulted by a family in time of medical need

2

: family physician sense 2