pediatrician
pronunciation
How to pronounce pediatrician in British English:
UK [ˌpi:dɪə'trɪʃn]
How to pronounce pediatrician in American English:
US [ˌpidɪr'trɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a specialist in the care of babies
Word Origin
- pediatrician (n.)
- 1884, from pediatric + -ian.
Example
- 1. Autism was first described by the austrian-american pediatrician leo kanner in 1943 .
- 2. A pediatrician with a thriving group practice , she still makes time to monitor the blogosphere .
- 3. I ordered a lead level on mom and made arrangements for her daughter to see a pediatrician .
- 4. Fortunately , my friend quickly reached her pediatrician , who reassured her about the child 's condition .
- 5. Years ago , thirtysomething dianne married the wrong man -- the sexy lobster fisherman -- and not his kindly pediatrician brother .