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

Kate Gosselin is speaking out about her life now, which includes 12-hour days as a pediatric nurse. —Brie Stimson , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025

That’s also how Dr. Diane Franz, pediatric psychologist at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, considers it. —Jana Pollack, Parents, 15 Aug. 2025

The pediatric practice had operated three locations in South Florida office buildings, which are now operating as Bluebird Kids: in Loxahatchee Groves, West Palm Beach, and Boynton Beach. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025

The children were fed by a pediatric vanilla shake, puréed banana, water and multigrain rice. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 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