See Also: Precocious(medicine)
precocious(dictionary)
precocious(dictionary)
precocious puberty(medicine)
puberty, precocious(medicine)

precocious (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: 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 show disapproval in British English
::a precocious child who walked and talked early
-- precociously adv
-- precociousness also precocity
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