pediatric

• paediatric

From pedo- (“child”) +‎ -iatric.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/

pediatric (not comparable)

1. (American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

   The hospital has established a pediatric intensive care unit.

   • 1985 December 21, Sib Connor, “Brookline Okays Students With AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 2:

     Currently, there are nine pediatric cases of AIDS diagnosed in Massachusetts, of whom three are attending school.

• pediatrician
• pediatrics

• “pediatric”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

• patricide

Borrowed from French pédiatrique.

pediatric m or n (feminine singular pediatrică, masculine plural pediatrici, feminine and neuter plural pediatrice)

1. pediatric