Meanings
alternative UK paediatrics · alternative pædiatrics · alternative peds · alternative UK paeds
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπαῖς“child”
- Englishpediatrics
From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child”) ped + -iatrics.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans pediatrie
- pediatriebranch of medicine
Arabic طِبُّ الأَطْفَال
- طِبُّ الأَطْفَال (ṭibbu l-ʔaṭfāl)branch of medicine
Bulgarian педиатрия
- педиатрия (pediatrija)branch of medicine
Catalan pediatria
- pediatriabranch of medicine
Chinese Mandarin 兒科 /儿科, 兒科學 /儿科学
- 兒科 /儿科 (érkē)branch of medicine
- 兒科學 /儿科学 (érkēxué)branch of medicine
Czech pediatrie
- pediatriebranch of medicine
Dutch kindergeneeskunde, pediatrie
- kindergeneeskundebranch of medicine
- pediatriebranch of medicine
Esperanto infanmedicino
- infanmedicinobranch of medicine
Finnish lastentautioppi, pediatria
- lastentautioppibranch of medicine
- pediatriabranch of medicine
French pédiatrie
- pédiatriebranch of medicine
German Pädiatrie, Kinderheilkunde
- Pädiatriebranch of medicine
- Kinderheilkundebranch of medicine
Greek παιδιατρική
- παιδιατρική (paidiatrikí)branch of medicine
Hungarian gyermekgyógyászat
- gyermekgyógyászatbranch of medicine
Indonesian pediatri, ilmu kesehatan anak
- pediatribranch of medicine
- ilmu kesehatan anakbranch of medicine
Irish péidiatraic, leanbhliacht
- péidiatraicbranch of medicine
- leanbhliachtbranch of medicine
Italian pediatria
- pediatriabranch of medicine
Japanese 小児科
- 小児科 (shōnika)branch of medicine
Māori mātai arotamariki, mātai aromātātahi
- mātai arotamarikibranch of medicine
- mātai aromātātahibranch of medicine
Polish pediatria
- pediatriabranch of medicine
Portuguese pediatria
- pediatriabranch of medicine
Romanian pediatrie
- pediatriebranch of medicine
Russian педиатри́я
- педиатри́я (pediatríja)branch of medicine
Spanish pediatría
- pediatríabranch of medicine
Swahili matibabu ya watoto
- matibabu ya watotobranch of medicine
Swedish pediatrik
- pediatrikbranch of medicine
Thai กุมารเวชศาสตร์
- กุมารเวชศาสตร์branch of medicine
Turkish pediyatri
- pediyatribranch of medicine
Ukrainian педіатрі́я
- педіатрі́я (pediatríja)branch of medicine
Cite this entry
pediatrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediatrics
“pediatrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediatrics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pediatrics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediatrics.
Source: pediatrics on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.