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pediatric

adjective

Simple meaning

Of or about the medical care of children.

Pronunciation

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peedeeatrik

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IPA pronunciation (US)

pidiˈætɹɪk

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. American spelling

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

  2. American spelling

    Of or relating to the medical care of children

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: (American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

Used this way, pediatric is a word tied to one variety of English that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Regional
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare
  • Science
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

Mainly used in American English, so it may read as unusual elsewhere.

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More ways to use pediatric

  • “The children's hospital has a specialized pediatric unit.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

pediatric patientpediatric populationpediatric surgerypediatric psychologypediatric agepediatric researchpediatric aidspediatric practice

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • pediatricsnounPlural form

    The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • pediatriciannounPerson or profession

    A specialist in the care of babies.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • pediatric medicinenounCompound term

    The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

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Synonyms

Sense: of or pertaining to pediatrics

paediatric

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