pediatrician

[ pee-dee-uh-trish-uhn, ped-ee- ]

/ ˌpi di əˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌpɛd i- /

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Definition of pediatrician

noun

a physician who specializes in pediatrics.

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Also pe·di·at·rist

[pee-dee-a-trist, ped-ee-]. /ˌpi diˈæ trɪst, ˌpɛd i-/.

Origin of pediatrician

First recorded in 1900–05; pediatric + -ian

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pediatrician

pediatrician , podiatrist

Words nearby pediatrician

pedestrian, pedestrian crossing, pedestrianism, pedestrianize, pedi-, pediatrician, pediatrics, pedicab, pedicel, pedicellaria, pedicellate

How to use pediatrician in a sentence

Weatherhead is a pediatrician, a doctor who works with kids.
Five questions about COVID-19 vaccine trials in teens, answered|Bethany Brookshire|February 1, 2021|Science News For Students
So Caleb and his dad, a pediatrician who works with adolescents, started talking.
Why kids matter in the quest to stamp out COVID-19|WIRED|January 31, 2021|Ars Technica
Nearby, officers said they found Katherine Dodson, also 43 and a pediatrician.
Terminally ill doctor killed pediatrician and himself after hours-long hostage standoff in Austin, police say|Andrea Salcedo, Derek Hawkins|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
Demographers, pediatricians and public-health experts say it’s possible that lockdowns and quarantines have prevented children from succumbing to deadly injuries and illnesses.
Fewer Children Died in 2020, Despite the Pandemic. Experts Are Trying to Figure Out Why|Emily Barone|January 14, 2021|Time

Check with your pediatrician to make sure this is a go, and also ask the server.
Hints From Heloise: Keep out cold air with a ‘snake in the draft’|Heloise Heloise|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
As a pediatrician who specializes in the care of adolescents, I ask my patients a lot of personal questions.
Let’s Not Forget: We Were All Teenagers Once|Russell Saunders|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Part of my job as a pediatrician is to take the scary things in the news and make them the right size.
Parents’ Ebola Panic Is Taking Over My Clinic|Russell Saunders|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Ellie was 18 months old, their pediatrician, now at a loss for other explanation, suggested they return to a geneticist.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth'|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nobody should waste their time penning letters that any pediatrician with a whiff of insight will ignore.
Kids Don’t Know How Overweight They Really Are|Russell Saunders|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all the rigmarole, they found what any pediatrician already knew: the MMR causes fever.
Another Blow to Anti-Vaxxers’ Fortress of Pseudoscience|Kent Sepkowitz|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The author, a pediatrician who experienced the problem in his own family, addresses physicians and parents.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of Education

British Dictionary definitions for pediatrician

pediatrician

/ (ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən) /

noun

the US spelling of paediatrician

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