pediatrist

Questions about pediatrist

What does pediatrist mean?

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

How many syllables are in pediatrist?

pediatrist has 4 syllables and divides as pe-di-a-trist under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pediatrist?

Close synonyms include baby doctor, pediatrician, paediatrician. 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 pediatrist a common word?

pediatrist 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.