Prodigy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpɹɒdáµ»dÊ’i/

Origin

Middle English prodige ("portent"), from Latin prōdigium ("omen, portent, prophetic sign").

Full definition of prodigy

Noun

1. (now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. from 15th c.
• 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 87:John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
2. An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak. from 16th c.
3. An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. from 17th c.
4. A wonderful example of something. from 17th c.
5. An extremely talented person, especially a child. from 17th c.

Synonyms

• (extremely talented person) wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.

Related terms

• prodigious