precocious

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precocious

/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/

Rhymes with -əʊʃəs

Where it comes from

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.

adjective more precocious · most precocious · præcocious

Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. The precocious plant was already blooming flowers by day 4.
Opposite: serotinous
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age. The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.
Similar: prodigious, tranty · Opposite: altricial

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adj characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity

Español	precoz
中文	早慧 zǎohuì, 早熟 zǎoshú
Português	precoce
Français	précoce
Deutsch	frühreif
Italiano	precoce
Ελληνικά	πρώιμος próimos
Русский	скороспе́лый skorospélyj

adj exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age

Español	precoz
中文	早慧 zǎohuì
Français	précoce
Deutsch	frühreif, altklug
Русский	не по года́м ра́звитый ne po godám rázvityj

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@misc{precocious_2026,
  title = {precocious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/precocious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}