PRECOCIOUS

precocious. Precocious, a. ripe early or before the time, ob.

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Pre‐co″cious (?), a. [[L. praecox, -ocis, and praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to cook. See 3d Cook, and cf. Apricot.]] 1. 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. Sir T. Browne.
2. 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.