Category:Precocious

Pre*co"cious, a. Etym: [l. praecox, -ocis, and praecoquus, fr. Praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to Cook. See 3d cook, and cf. Apricot.]

1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or Prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [r.] Sir t. Browne.

2. Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding What is to be expected of one's years; too forward; -- used Especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious Talents.