/ prɪˈkəʊʃəs; NAmE -ˈkoʊ-/ adjective
(sometimes disapproving ) ( of a child ) having developed particular abilities and ways of behaving at a much younger age than usual :
a precocious child who started her acting career at the age of 5
sexually precocious
From an early age she displayed a precocious talent for music.
► pre·co·cious·ly adverb :
a precociously talented child
► pre·co·city / prɪˈkɒsəti; NAmE -ˈkɑː-/ (also pre·co·cious·ness ) noun [ U ]:
his unusual precocity
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin praecox , praecoc- (from praecoquere ripen fully, from prae before + coquere to cook) + -ious .