C2adjectiveeducation
US/prɪˈkoʊ.ʃəs/
UK/prɪˈkəʊ.ʃəs/
(of a child) showing skills or behaving in a way usually seen only in older people
In context
A precocious reader, she finished all the Harry Potter books at seven.
The school has a special class for precocious children who are good at maths.
Some teachers find precocious students hard to manage in large classes.
Words that go with precocious
adjective + noun
- precocious childMozart was a famously precocious child.
- precocious talentHer precocious talent for the piano was clear at four.
- precocious readerAs a precocious reader, he always had a book in his hand.
- precocious teenagerThe film is about a precocious teenager who starts a business.
adverb + adjective
- precociously talentedHe was a precociously talented footballer.