What does "pediatrician" mean?

A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

How do you pronounce "pediatrician"?

Pronounced //piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n//.

Common synonyms include: anesthesiologist, baby doctor, baby doctor, cardiologist, chiropodist, dermatologist.

//piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun

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A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. US
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a specialist in the care of babies wordnet

"You're a pediatrician, aren't you?"

From pediatric + -ian.

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