Rate your familiarity with the word precocious. | Part of Speech adjective | Syllabication pre-co-cious |
First Known Use 1640s | Etymology From the Latin word praecox meaning "maturing early." |
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Definition showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age | Sentence A child who mothers their siblings by disciplining them is rather precocious. |