frühreif

== German == === Etymology === From früh (“early”) +‎ reif (“mature”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʁyːˌʁaɪ̯f/ Hyphenation: früh‧reif === Adjective === frühreif (strong nominative masculine singular frühreifer, comparative frühreifer, superlative am frühreifsten) (of a plant) precocious, early Synonym: früh (of a person) precocious, forward, advanced beyond one’s age Synonyms: frühentwickelt, seinem Alter voraus ==== Usage notes ==== Perhaps to a greater degree than English precocious, the German word tends to imply premature behaviour (especially sexual activity) when used of people in their early teens. The synonym frühentwickelt has less of this connotation. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Frühreife === Further reading === “frühreif” in Duden online “frühreif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache