precocious

CEFRC1

/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having abilities or behavior more developed than usual for a child.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.

Examples

  • The precocious child learned to read at three years old.

  • She's a precocious one eh?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.

More examples

In context

  • You are being rather precocious.

  • The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.

  • The precocious plant was already blooming flowers by day 4.

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Origin

adjective

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.