precocious.
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
Meaning & usage
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
The precocious plant was already blooming flowers by day 4.
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.
Where this word comes from
From Latin praecox (“premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe”), from praecoquō (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”), from prae (“before”) + coquō (“to cook, boil, ripen”). Doublet of apricot.
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