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

Now her parents and Cohen share Annabeth’s story to encourage other parents to take their children for routine vision checks, even if a child passes a vision screening at school or the pediatrician. —Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

Spacing them out would only require parents to make more trips to the pediatrician, leading to lower uptake, Permar says. —Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2025

The team behind the new study published in Pediatrics recommended that parents, children and pediatricians have a thoughtful discussion to determine whether children are ready for a phone. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025

The next day, Penelope was seen by a pediatrician who took Martinez’s concerns incredibly seriously. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 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