Spock

American  

[spok] / spɒk /

noun

1. Benjamin (McLane) 1903–98, U.S. physician and educator.

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Spock British  

/ spɒk /

noun

1. Benjamin, known as Dr Spock. 1903–98, US paediatrician, noted for his influential work The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child (1946), which challenged traditional notions of child care, advocating a more permissive approach

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Example Sentences

Who would you rather play poker against, Mr. Market or Mr. Spock?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Marlene, who works in marketing, lives with her partner Mark and their springer spaniels Spock and Cheese.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

I said, “We have to cast a successful Pike first, so let’s see if that works. Let’s figure out who’s Number One, and who Spock is,” which are wildly tall orders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

As with other notable portrayals of Vulcans, such as Leonard Nimoy’s Spock, Mr. Graham skillfully depicted a race practiced in suppressing emotion and employing logic as a primary driver of life.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Chekov, the Russian ensign; Sulu, the Japanese American helmsman; and the half-human, half-Vulcan first officer, Mr. Spock, added an interstellar touch of diversity.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly