/ ˈprɒdədʒi; NAmE ˈprɑːd-/ noun
( pl. -ies ) a young person who is unusually intelligent or skilful for their age :
a child / an infant prodigy
a musical prodigy
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (denoting something extraordinary considered to be an omen): from Latin prodigium portent.