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

The dataset used by WalletHub in its calculations ranged from hospital conventional-delivery charges to annual average infant-care costs to pediatricians per capita. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

The overwhelming majority of laboratory scientists, epidemiologists, and pediatricians who have devoted their lives to the study of childhood disease say that routine immunizations are beneficial, and that serious side effects are rare. —ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025

For now, pediatricians are trying to maintain a sense of urgency without inciting panic. —Jackie Fortiér, CNN Money, 28 July 2025

Her pediatrician took the symptoms seriously and ordered an X-ray, followed by an MRI and a biopsy. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 July 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