Definition of "pediatrist" []

• Variant of pediatrician. (noun)

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• "The parent can do this only by proper selection, but with a little knowledge he can soon satisfy himself as to whether his pediatrist is the right sort and it is one of the purposes of this text to bring home to the layman his responsibility in this matter."
• "And lets not forget the foot Duff and the Charm City cakes team made for a pediatrist!"
• "Already in 1879, Lindner, a Hungarian pediatrist, devoted a penetrating study to the sucking or pleasure-sucking of the child."