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

In July, Jennifer completed her first year of pediatric residency. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025

Under Zaspel, Children's has already trained 125 of its staff, including those who work in child adolescent psychiatry, pediatric emergency medicine, and medical social work. —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025

No pediatric deaths have been reported so far this season. —Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved two drugs for treating children ages 10 and older with pediatric type 2 diabetes. —​wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Nov. 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