Precocious

Pronunciation

• enPR: prÄ­-kō'shÉ™s, IPA: /prəˈkəʊʃəs/
• Rhymes: -əʊʃəs

Origin

From Latin praecox ("premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe"), from praecoquere ("to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand"), from prae ("before") + coquere ("to cook, boil").

Full definition of precocious

Adjective

1. Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|5Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.
2. Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age.The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.

Synonyms

• tranty

Antonyms

• serotinous