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precocious child

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  • precocious child — developed child, child who is ahead of his peers either physically or mentally …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Precocious — Pre*co cious, a. [L. praecox, ocis, and praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to cook. See 3d {Cook}, and cf. {Apricot}.] 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precocious — [prē kō′shəs, prikō′shəs] adj. [< L praecox < praecoquere, to boil beforehand < prae , before (see PRE ) + coquere, to mature, COOK] 1. developed or matured to a point beyond that which is normal for the age [a precocious child] 2. of or …   English World dictionary

  • child — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small, young ▪ My father died while I was still a small child. ▪ newborn ▪ teenage ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • precocious — [[t]prɪko͟ʊʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A precocious child is very clever, mature, or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult. Margaret was always a precocious child... She burst on to the world tennis …   English dictionary

  • precocious — pre|co|cious [prıˈkəuʃəs US ˈkou ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: praecox becoming ripe early , from coquere to cook, ripen ] a precocious child shows intelligence or skill at a very young age, or behaves in an adult way sometimes used to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • precocious — adjective often spoken a precocious child behaves more like an adult than a child, for example by asking difficult and intelligent questions: At school he revealed precocious talents a painter and writer. precociously adverb precociousness also… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • precocious — adjective Etymology: Latin praecoc , praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae + coquere to cook more at cook Date: 1650 1. exceptionally early in development or occurrence < precocious puberty > 2. exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • precocious — adjective /prəˈkəʊʃəs/ a) Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination. b) Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age. The precocious …   Wiktionary

  • precocious — precociously, adv. precociousness, n. /pri koh sheuhs/, adj. 1. unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child. 2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc. 3. of or pertaining to premature… …   Universalium

  • precocious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. advanced, overforward, premature. See earliness. Ant., backward, slow. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gifted, bright, advanced, developed, forward, presumptuous; see also intelligent 1 , mature 1 . III …   English dictionary for students

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