pediatrician
pediatrician — noun
1. a doctor whose job is to care for babies, children, and teenagers when they are
a doctor whose job is to care for babies, children, and teenagers when they are sick or need health checks.
Lina took her sick son to a pediatrician after school.
pattern: take a child to a pediatrician
The pediatrician checked Maya's ears and told her to rest.
typical examination context
Two pediatricians from Kaohsiung visited the village clinic this spring.
After the baby's cough got worse, Ken called the pediatrician.
Dr. Patel became a pediatrician because she enjoys helping children.
- paediatrician
same meaning; this is the usual British spelling
- children's doctor
everyday phrase rather than a formal job title
- family doctor
broader; may treat both adults and children, so not always a specialist for children
- geriatrician
a doctor who specializes in the care of older adults instead of children
文法句型
a pediatrician
take a child to a pediatrician
call the pediatrician
work as a pediatrician
用法筆記
Usually used for doctors who treat babies, children, and teenagers rather than adults. In everyday speech, families may also say 'children's doctor'; in British English, the same job title is usually spelled 'paediatrician'.
常見錯誤
2. the spelling used in American English for paediatrician.
the spelling used in American English for paediatrician.
American parents usually search online for a pediatrician, not a paediatrician.
American spelling contrast: pediatrician / paediatrician
The Boston clinic changed paediatrician to pediatrician on its English website.
editing for a US audience
Our software marks paediatrician as wrong when the document uses American English.
The newspaper used pediatrician because the article was written for US readers.
- paediatrician
same meaning; this is the standard spelling in British English and many other varieties
文法句型
pediatrician (American English)
pediatrician not paediatrician
用法筆記
American variety only; British English normally writes paediatrician for the same doctor. Keep one spelling throughout a document instead of mixing the two forms.