Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pediatric

/ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: pe-di-atric
IPA: /ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The hospital has established a pediatric intensive care unit."
"Currently, there are nine pediatric cases of AIDS diagnosed in Massachusetts, of whom three are attending school."
"Hildy S. Lipner, chief of pediatric speech pathology at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, N.J., said that by the time she sees children with picky eating problems, they are usually between 18 months and 3 years old and already have their patterns well established."

Etymology

From pedo- (“child”) + -iatric.

Word Breakdown

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

paediatric (alternative, Commonwealth) pædiatric (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

immunopediatric neuropediatric nonpediatric pediatrically telepediatric

Frequently Paired Words

pediatrician pediatrics

Synonyms

paediatric

Rhymes With

patrick psychiatric fitzpatrick geriatric kirkpatrick kilpatrick

Questions

How do you pronounce pediatric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/.
What does pediatric mean?: Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.
Where does pediatric come from?: From pedo- (“child”) + -iatric.

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