Precocious - child with mental development well advanced compared with most other children
(Pronounced pre-co-shuss)
REMEMBER MEANING OF PRECOCIOUS
Precocious describes a clever child whose mental development is well advanced compared with most other children.
To remember the definition of the word precocious, use the following mnemonic:
Pre-coached (precocious) - no wonder she seemed older than she was.
Examples of precocious in a sentence
Jane was a precocious child who had read dozens of classic books by the time she was ten.
Timmy (aged 6) was so precocious he regularly recited complete poems, from memory, to amazed audiences.
She was a precocious child who, at the age of seven, was already discussing the daily news with her mother and father.
