[more precocious; most precocious] of a child : having or showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age
▪ She was a precocious child who could read before she went to school. ▪ A precocious musician, he was giving concerts when he was seven.
▪ She was a precocious child who could read before she went to school. ▪ A precocious musician, he was giving concerts when he was seven.
— pre·co·cious·ly adverb
▪ a precociously mature child
▪ a precociously mature child
— pre·co·cious·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the child's precociousness
▪ the child's precociousness





