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

Consult your pediatrician on how to introduce babies — and babies at risk of a severe allergy — to nuts and other allergens safely. —Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025

Starting allergenic foods around 4 to 6 months, with your pediatrician's guidance, may help prevent serious reactions later. —Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025

Kahler, the MedGlobal pediatrician, was gravely concerned. —Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025

To Laura Malone, pediatrician and director of the Post-Covid-19 Rehabilitation Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, part of the trouble around accommodations traces back to lack of knowledge around the illness. —Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 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