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

Colleagues remembered Evans as a compassionate doctor to patients who trained other pediatricians. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Salinas, 45, went to school for school psychology and helped implement a mentoring program at Irving Elementary School and Varjao worked for an area pediatrician. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

My family had health insurance, a pediatrician, and access to high-quality hospital care. — Jewel Mullen, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026

Brearey, his colleague Ravi Jayaram, and another pediatrician brought their worries to Tony Chambers, the hospital’s chief executive. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pediatrician

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition

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