Ma'anar ƙamus na "likitan yara" (wanda kuma aka rubuta "likitan yara" a wasu yankuna) shine:wanda ya shafi kula da lafiyar yara, musamman jarirai da waɗanda suka kai shekaru 18.Kalmar “likitan yara” na iya komawa ga ƙwararrun likitanci, kamar likitan yara, wanda ya ƙware wajen tantancewa da kuma kula da yanayin lafiyar yara. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa jiyya, hanyoyin, da magunguna waɗanda aka kera musamman don amfani da yara.