noun a production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster.
2. prodigy ·noun anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
3. prodigy ·noun something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies.