pédiatre

paediatrician

noun peh-DYAHTR Rare

Usage Note

Pédiatre is a gender-neutral noun in form; agreement is by natural gender: une pédiatre expérimentée. It refers to a doctor specialising in children's medicine (la pédiatrie). In France, parents routinely take children to their médecin généraliste rather than a pédiatre for routine check-ups.

Examples

"La pédiatre a examiné le nourrisson avec attention."

Natural Translation

The paediatrician examined the infant carefully.

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