I. pae ‧ di ‧ at ‧ rics BrE AmE British English , pediatrics American English /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/ noun [uncountable]
the area of medicine that deals with children and their illnesses
—paediatric adjective :
a paediatric hospital
II. pe ‧ di ‧ at ‧ rics /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the American spelling of ↑ paediatrics