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# pediatrician

«pediatrician» in Mova's school dictionary: **A doctor who specially looks after babies, children and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a pediatrician, pediatricians); UK spelling paediatrician

### meaning for a pupil

A doctor who specially looks after babies, children and teenagers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons and everyday life, a pediatrician checks how children grow, gives vaccinations and treats children's illnesses. In the USA, children often see a pediatrician for check-ups; in the UK, a family GP sees children and sends them to a paediatrician at the hospital if needed.

### examples

- The pediatrician checked the baby's weight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/#x1)
- My little brother sees a pediatrician every year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/#x2)
- A pediatrician is a doctor for children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/#x3)
- The paediatrician said I was growing well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/#x4)
- The pediatrician listened to my chest with a stethoscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/#x5)
- She wants to be a paediatrician when she grows up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/#x6)

### note

US spelling: pediatrician; UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ: paediatrician. Pronounced "pee-dee-uh-TRISH-un". Related: pediatrics / paediatrics (the medicine of children). Do not confuse with podiatrist (a foot doctor).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pediatrician» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.