Main Entry: pre·co·cious

Pronunciation: \pri-ˈkō-shəs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae- + coquere to cook — more at cook

Date: 1650

1 : exceptionally early in development or occurrence <precocious puberty>
2 : exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age <a precocious child>

— pre·co·cious·ly adverb

— pre·co·cious·ness noun

— pre·coc·i·ty \pri-ˈkä-sə-tē\ noun