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baby doctor

baby doctor

2 3.4
A doctor who cares for babies and young children
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪbi ˈdɑktər/
  • Informal
translation icon : pediatra
  • After her baby's birth, she wanted to find a caring baby doctor in her area.

Examples

  • When my son had a fever, I took him to the baby doctor for a check-up.

  • According to your baby doctor, who also happens to be in Systemotics.

    Sanctimony (2000)

  • A baby doctor, yeah.

    Godsend (2004)

  • I had a post-surgical follow-up with the baby doctor on Wednesday.

    Blog text (20)

  • Kate Westwood's baby doctor.

    Sanctimony (2000)

  • I WANT YOU TO COME TO MY FIRST BABY DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT.

    P.S. I Love You (2007)

  • The baby doctor recommended vaccinations for all infants during their first visit.

Synonyms

pediatrician
vsbaby doctor
  • US
95 3.7

A doctor who cares for babies and children

is the informal label used instead of this formal professional title
pedi
vsbaby doctor
  • Informal
9.5

A doctor who cares for babies and children

is the informal phrase rather than the neutral professional title
pediatrist
vsbaby doctor
  • US
6.2

A doctor who cares for children and babies

is the casual term rather than this full professional designation

Surface Forms

baby doctor singular
baby doctors plural

Morphology

baby + doctor

The meaning 'a doctor who treats babies' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'baby' (very young child) with 'doctor' (medical professional) via a straightforward noun–noun modification. Although informal (variant of 'pediatrician'), the composition is obvious to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and is cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Baby doctor comes from the simple image of a baby and a doctor together: a doctor who cares for very young children. So, the phrase means 'a pediatrician', a doctor who looks after babies and young children.