paediatrician

Questions about paediatrician

What does paediatrician mean?

paediatrician means "a specialist in the care of babies".

How many syllables are in paediatrician?

paediatrician has 7 syllables: pa-e-di-a-tri-ci-an. The stress falls on "ci".

What is another word for paediatrician?

Close synonyms include baby doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paediatrician a common word?

paediatrician is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.