obstetrician

noun

ob·​ste·​tri·​cian ˌäb-stə-ˈtri-shən How to pronounce obstetrician (audio)
: a physician specializing in obstetrics

Examples of obstetrician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The case stemmed from 193 abortions that Cooley, an obstetrician and gynecologist, performed at the Center of Orlando for Women clinic during a two-week period immediately after the waiting-period law took effect. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025 As a teen-ager during the Cultural Revolution, she was relocated to the countryside for two and a half years of physical labor, then went to medical school and returned to her home town to become an obstetrician. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 Connecticut ranked 30th for rates paid to obstetricians and 42nd for those covering other services. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2024 Florida’s emergency physicians and obstetricians had already been grappling with scenarios like Anya’s, when the state’s more restrictive law went into place. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for obstetrician 

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of obstetrician was in 1826

Dictionary Entries Near obstetrician

Cite this Entry

“Obstetrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstetrician. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

obstetrician

noun
ob·​ste·​tri·​cian ˌäb-stə-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce obstetrician (audio)
: a physician specializing in obstetrics

Medical Definition

obstetrician

noun
ob·​ste·​tri·​cian ˌäb-stə-ˈtrish-ən How to pronounce obstetrician (audio)
: a physician specializing in obstetrics

More from Merriam-Webster on obstetrician

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!