Spock

Spock
noun
United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
Syn: ↑Benjamin Spock
Instance Hypernyms: ↑baby doctor, ↑pediatrician, ↑pediatrist, ↑paediatrician

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/spok/, n.
Benjamin (McLane) /meuh klayn"/, 1903-98, U.S. physician and educator.

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[späk]
Benjamin McLane (1903 - 98), U.S. pediatrician and writer; known as Dr. Spock. His influential manual The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, first published in 1946, challenged traditional ideas in child-rearing in favor of a psychological approach

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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