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

Community hospitals often point to low numbers of pediatric patients when closing the units. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026

Almost 99% of inpatient Broward pediatric hospital beds are no longer covered by Florida Blue plans. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026

Expected to recur next season is Austin Nichols who did a cameo at the end of the Season 7 finale as Eli, the pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon operating on Mel and Jack’s adopted newborn son who had worked with Mel during her time in Nurses Without Borders. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026

Energy Transfer and its management team have committed $15 million to a $5 billion pediatric campus under construction in Dallas’ Medical District. —Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026

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