Precocious
31precocious — spoilt and ill mannered Originally, developing early. Used of children other than your own, out of earshot of their parents …
32precocious — [prɪ kəʊʃəs] adjective 1》 having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual. 2》 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual. Derivatives precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun Origin C17:… …
33precocious — a. Premature (especially in mental development), too forward, over forward …
34precocious — Occurring particularly early in development. See also artificial dwarfing hypothesis, neoteny …
35precocious — adj 1. advanced, forward, far ahead, fast, ahead of one s peers; bright, brilliant, brainy, gifted; intelligent, smart, clever, quick; progressive, ahead of one s time, born before one s time, in the vanguard or van, in the forefront, avant garde …
36precocious — pre·co·cious …
37precocious — /prəˈkoʊʃəs / (say pruh kohshuhs) adjective 1. forward in development, especially mental development, as a child. 2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc. 3. (of a child) cheeky; forward; impertinent. 4. relating to or showing… …
38precocious — adj. 1 often derog. (of a person, esp. a child) prematurely developed in some faculty or characteristic. 2 (of an action etc.) indicating such development. 3 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting early. Derivatives: precociously adv. precociousness… …
39central precocious puberty — precocious puberty caused by premature hypothalamic pituitary gonadal maturation; it is always isosexual and involves not only development of secondary sex characters but also development of the gonads. Increases in height and weight and osseous… …
40constitutional precocious puberty — precocious puberty occurring in otherwise normal children generally with a family history of early onset of puberty. The age range for such individuals overlaps the upper range for those with idiopathic precocious puberty …