paediatrician

pae-di-a-tri-cian · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A medical doctor who specializes in the care and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents.

Forms

plural: paediatricians

Related words

See also: doctor, paediatric, pediatrician
Synonyms: child doctor, pediatrician

Etymology

From Greek pais (child) + iatrikos (relating to healing), with the suffix -ian denoting a practitioner.