pedicure

noun

ped·​i·​cure ˈpe-di-ˌkyu̇r 

1

: a person who provides care for the feet, toes, and nails

2

a

: care of the feet, toes, and nails

b

: a single treatment of these parts

pedicurist

ˈpe-di-ˌkyu̇r-ist 

noun

Examples of pedicure in a Sentence

She's getting a pedicure tomorrow.

Recent Examples on the Web

Don’t forget a VIP manicure and pedicure complete with sugar scrub, mask, hot towel, paraffin and hot stones at The Les Mains Nail Bar. —Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 21 May 2025

But Jennifer Lawrence wasn't the only one at Cannes rocking a vampy pedicure with a more demure polish up top. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 May 2025

The chaotic leadup to the Met sees the celebrity getting makeup, hair and nails (including, sometimes, a pedicure) all at once. —Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

This is the shoe of people who’ve never had a pedicure. —Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French pédicure, from Latin ped-, pes foot + curare to take care, from cura care

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pedicure

• French pedicure

Kids Definition

pedicure

noun

ped·​i·​cure ˈped-i-ˌkyu̇(ə)r 

: care of the feet, toes, and toenails

also : a single treatment of these parts

Medical Definition

pedicure

noun

ped·​i·​cure ˈped-i-ˌkyu̇(ə)r 

1

: a person who provides care for the feet, toes, and nails

2

a

: care of the feet, toes, and nails

b

: a single treatment of the feet, toes, or nails