Doctor Dolittle
/ˌdɒktə ˈduːlitl/
/ˌdɑːktər ˈduːlitl/
- the main character in a series of children's books by the English author Hugh Lofting (1886-1947). Dr Dolittle is an expert in animal languages and has many animal friends who he defends against humans when necessary. One is a strange animal called a Push-me-pull-you, with a head at each end of its body. The doctor first appeared in The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920).
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
Doctor Dolittle