precocious

prɪˈkoʊʃəs

Definition

Definition of precocious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

maturityexhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age

Her precocious remarks on philosophy amazed the adults..

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early-blooming

mature

plant

TECH.

flowering or ripening earlier than usual

TECH.

The precocious apple trees bloomed in early spring.

early-blooming

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Expressions with precocious

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precocious dentition

teething earlier than the typical age range

The child was diagnosed with precocious dentition at six months.

Origin of precocious

Latin, prae (before) + coquere (to cook)

Terms with precocious included in their meaning

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force-ripe

adj.

precocious

prematurely mature or developed

hyperlexia

neuropsychology

precocious ability to read words at an early age

nymphet

person

young girl seen as sexually attractive or sexually precocious

Examples of precocious in a sentence

The child's precocious understanding of math impressed the teacher.
The precocious cherry blossoms surprised everyone.
Gardeners were amazed by the precocious grapevines.

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French:précoce, hâtif, ...
German:frühreif, frühblühend, ...
Italian:precoce, anticipato, ...
Spanish:precoz, temprano, ...
Portuguese:precoce, prematuro, ...
Chinese:早熟, 早熟的, ...
Japanese:ませた, 早熟な, ...
Arabic:ناضِج مُبَكِّر, مُبَكِّر, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹגֵר לְגִילוֹ, מוּקְדָּם, ...
Russian:не по годам умный, ранний, ...
Ukrainian:зрілий не за роками, ранній, ...
Hindi:समय से पहले परिपक्व, असमय, ...
Bengali:অকালপক্ব, অকালফুলিত, ...
Catalan:precoç, primerenc, ...
Czech:předčasně vyspělý, raný, ...
Danish:tidligt moden, tidlig, ...
Dutch:vroeg rijp, vroegrijp, ...
Greek:πρώιμος, προώριμος, ...
Hungarian:koravén, korai, ...
Khmer:ចាស់ទុំមុនវ័យ, ឆាប់, ...
Korean:성숙한, 이른, ...
Persian:زودرس, پیش‌رس, ...
Polish:przedwcześnie dojrzały, przedwczesny, ...
Portuguese (BR):precoce, prematuro, ...
Romanian:matur precoce, precoce, ...
Swedish:tidigt utvecklad, tidig, ...
Thai:โตเกินวัย, ออกดอกก่อนกำหนด, ...
Turkish:yaşına göre olgun, erken çiçek açan, ...
Vietnamese:chín chắn trước tuổi, ra hoa sớm, ...

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