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pediatrician

/ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
pe-di-a-tri-cian
IPA
/ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree English pediatric Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English pediatrician From pediatric + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/
  • British English: /piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pediatricians (plural) paediatrician (alternative, Commonwealth) pædiatrician (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

neuropediatrician

Synonyms

paediatrist baby doctor pediatrist paediatrician

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce pediatrician?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does pediatrician mean?
A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Where does pediatrician come from?
Etymology tree English pediatric Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English pediatrician From pediatric + -ian.

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