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paediatry

UK/piːˈdaɪətɹi/

paediatry is the alternative form of paediatrics.

Meaning of paediatrics

Noun

paediatrics pl (plural only)

  1. (Commonwealth, plural, plural-only) Standard spelling of pediatrics.

Forms of paediatry

pluralpaediatries
alternative formpædiatry
alternative formpediatry

Origin of paediatry

From paed- (“child”) + -iatry (“field of specialized medical practice”).

Questions about paediatry

What is paediatry the alternative form of?
Paediatry is the alternative form of paediatrics.
How do you pronounce paediatry?
Paediatry is pronounced /piːˈdaɪətɹi/ (UK).

Words near paediatry in the dictionary

  1. paediatricians
  2. paediatrics
  3. paediatries
  4. paediatrist
  5. paediatrists
  6. paediatry
  7. paedicatio
  8. paedo
  9. paedo-
  10. paedobaptism
  11. paedobaptisms

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: paediatry (page history and authors); paediatrics (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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