precocious

== English == === Alternative forms === præcocious (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: prĭ-kō'shəs, IPA(key): /pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/ Rhymes: -əʊʃəs === Adjective === precocious (comparative more precocious, superlative most precocious) Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. Antonym: serotinous Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age. Synonyms: prodigious, tranty Antonym: altricial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== precocity ==== Translations ==== === See also === prodigy apricot === Further reading === “precocious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “precocious”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “precocious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.