pediatrician

[ pee-dee-uh-trish-uh n, ped-ee- ]
/ ˌpi di əˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌpɛd i- /

noun

a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
Also pe·di·at·rist [pee-dee-a-trist, ped-ee-] /ˌpi diˈæ trɪst, ˌpɛd i-/.

Origin of pediatrician

1900–05; pediatr(ic) + -ician

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pediatrician

pediatrician podiatrist

Words nearby pediatrician

pedestrianism, pedestrianize, pedi, pedi-, pediatric, pediatrician, pediatrics, pedicab, pedicel, pedicellaria, pedicellate

Example sentences from the Web for pediatrist

  • Already in 1879, Lindner, a Hungarian pediatrist, devoted a penetrating study to the sucking or pleasure-sucking of the child.

    Studies in Forensic Psychiatry |Bernard Glueck

British Dictionary definitions for pediatrist

pediatrician
/ (ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən) /

noun

the US spelling of paediatrician

Medical definitions for pediatrist

pediatrician
[ pē′dē-ə-trĭsh′ən ]

n.

A specialist in pediatrics.