precocious
Bright beyond years
Precocious describes children who develop abilities or behaviors earlier than expected—a precocious reader at age three, a precocious talent for chess.
The word often carries a note of admiration mixed with mild unease, as when a child displays adult-like knowledge or sophistication: She was a precocious child who quoted Shakespeare at dinner parties.
Precocious can also describe early development in plants or animals.
Gifted youth with rare talent
- whiz-kidRemarkably talented youngster
- wunderkindRemarkably talented youngster
- savantPerson of profound learning
Person of rare brilliance
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- giftedGiven as present
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
sharp · quick-witted · brainy · astute · perceptive · bright · intelligent · keen
Supremely accomplished performer
- prodigiousExtraordinarily great in extent
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- skilledHaving learned ability
- masterfulHighly skilled and authoritative
exceptional · remarkable · phenomenal · extraordinary · natural · innate · instinctive · effortless
Increased in velocity
Resembling a grown person
- wiseShowing good judgment
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- seriousWeighty and requiring attention
composed · poised · mature · self-possessed · grown-up · seasoned · knowing · worldly-wise
Speaking with refinement
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- verbalOf or in words
literate · coherent · silver-tongued · articulate · persuasive · bookish · loquacious · talkative
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
- whiz-kidRemarkably talented youngster
- wunderkindRemarkably talented youngster
- savantPerson of profound learning
genius
Person of rare brilliance
smart · sharp · quick-witted · brainy · astute · perceptive · bright · intelligent · keen · incisive
virtuoso
Supremely accomplished performer
- prodigiousExtraordinarily great in extent
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- skilledHaving learned ability
masterful · exceptional · remarkable · phenomenal · extraordinary · natural · innate · instinctive · effortless · Mozart
accelerated
Increased in velocity
adultlike
Resembling a grown person
- wiseShowing good judgment
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
serious · composed · poised · mature · self-possessed · grown-up · seasoned · knowing · worldly-wise · level-headed
well-spoken
Speaking with refinement
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
verbal · literate · coherent · silver-tongued · articulate · persuasive · bookish · loquacious · talkative
- childlike traitsplayful, curious, innocent, imaginative, young
- gifted childprodigy, genius, gifted, exceptional, advanced
- Smartsintelligent, genius, smart, gifted, brilliant
- Giftednessgifted, gifted child, prodigy, high IQ, child prodigies
- age stagesinfant, toddler, child, teen, teenage
- timingtiming, stopwatch, pause, early, countdown
precociousslow-witted
Lacking mental quickness
dim-witted · backward · simple · dull · simple-minded
- precocious pubertyPremature onset of sexual development