Noun: pediatrist ,pee-dee'a-trist
Usage: N. Amer, rare (elsewhere: paediatrician)
Usage: N. Amer, rare (elsewhere: paediatrician)
- A specialist in the care of babies
"We took our newborn to see the pediatrist for a check-up";
- baby doctor, pediatrician [N. Amer], paediatrician [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: pediatrists
Type of: medical specialist, specialist
Encyclopedia: Pediatrist