paediatrician

IPA/ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn/
IPA/ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn/

paediatrician — noun

  • paediatriciansingular
  • paediatriciansplural

1. a medical doctor trained to look after the health of babies, young children, and

1.名詞B2
釋義

a medical doctor trained to look after the health of babies, young children, and teenagers.

例句

Renata took her newborn son to a paediatrician for his first check-up.

collocation: take [child] to a paediatrician

After the fever lasted three days, Piotr called a paediatrician for advice.

collocation: call a paediatrician

同義詞
  • child doctor

    informal everyday phrase parents use; not a formal medical title

  • children's doctor

    informal descriptive label; common in spoken English

文法句型

a/the paediatrician

see a paediatrician

consult a paediatrician about + noun

用法筆記

British spelling; the American form is 'pediatrician'. Refers specifically to a doctor whose patients are children — distinguish from a 'general practitioner', who treats patients of any age.

常見錯誤

❌My son broke his arm, so we went to the paediatric.
✅My son broke his arm, so we went to the paediatrician.
💡'paediatric' is the adjective; the doctor is a 'paediatrician'.
❌She is a paediatrician of teeth.
✅She is a paediatric dentist.
💡a paediatrician is a medical doctor for children's general health, not a dentist.