- paediatrician
- chiefly British variant of pediatrician
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
paediatrician
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paediatrician — (n.) see PEDIATRICIAN (Cf. pediatrician); also Cf. PEDO (Cf. pedo ) … Etymology dictionary
paediatrician — UK [ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌpɪdɪəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms paediatrician : singular paediatrician plural paediatricians medical a doctor who deals with children and the medical treatment of their illnesses … English dictionary
paediatrician — noun Paediatrician is used after these nouns: ↑consultant … Collocations dictionary
paediatrician — [[t]pi͟ːdiətrɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] paediatricians N COUNT A paediatrician is a doctor who specializes in treating sick children. (in AM, use pediatrician) … English dictionary
paediatrician — paediatrics (US pediatrics) ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of medicine concerned with children and their diseases. DERIVATIVES paediatric adjective paediatrician noun. ORIGIN from Greek pais child + iatros physician … English terms dictionary
paediatrician — pae|di|a|tri|cian BrE pediatrician AmE [ˌpi:diəˈtrıʃən] n a doctor who deals with children and their illnesses … Dictionary of contemporary English
paediatrician — pae|di|a|tri|cian [ ,pidiə trıʃn ] the British spelling of pediatrician … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paediatrician — n. pediatrician, doctor who specializes in treating children … English contemporary dictionary
paediatrician — BrE pediatrician AmE noun (C) a doctor who looks after children and treats their illnesses … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paediatrician — [ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a doctor who deals with children and their illnesses … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
