DOCTOR - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a licensed medical practitioner

Example: I felt so bad I went to see my doctor

Categories: Medical practitioner, Medical man

Part of speech: Noun

children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office

Example: the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor

Categories: Play, Child's play

Part of speech: Noun

a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

Example: she is a doctor of philosophy in physics

Categories: Scholar, Scholarly person, Bookman, Student

Part of speech: Verb

give medical treatment to

Categories: Treat, Care for

Mend, Furbish up, Doctor of the church, Sophisticate, Doc

The word "doctor" comes from Latin doctor, which comes from Anglo-Norman doctour. Many other languages have similar words:

Words that pass through many languages often accumulate layers of meaning from each culture.