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
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Consultation with pediatricians remains essential.
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Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
To help parents navigate it all, PEOPLE spoke with pediatrician Barbara Christakis, who works as an outpatient physician at Bluebird Kids Health in South Florida.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Chan, for her part, went on to graduate from Harvard in 2007, taught science, and then attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, becoming a pediatrician.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
The panel also approved, 6–4, a proposal encouraging parents to speak with pediatricians about blood tests to check whether children develop protective antibodies — a practice not standard in pediatrics.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
To help parents navigate it all, PEOPLE spoke with pediatrician Barbara Christakis, who works as an outpatient physician at Bluebird Kids Health in South Florida.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Chan, for her part, went on to graduate from Harvard in 2007, taught science, and then attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, becoming a pediatrician.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
The panel also approved, 6–4, a proposal encouraging parents to speak with pediatricians about blood tests to check whether children develop protective antibodies — a practice not standard in pediatrics.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pediatrician. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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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
: a specialist in pediatrics
called also pediatrist
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