wise beyond years
Old soul, young body
Wise beyond years describes someone, usually young, who shows understanding or judgment typical of someone much older.
The phrase suggests life experience or insight that seems impossible given the person's age: She was wise beyond her years, comforting her grieving mother with surprising gentleness.
Often used admiringly of children who grasp complex emotional situations.
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
- old soulPerson inexplicably mature
- matureFully grown or developed
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- perceptiveQuick to understand
insightful · worldly · knowing · thoughtful · solemn · still waters · introspective · deep thinker · gifted · profound · observant · astute · grave · contemplative · discerning · intuitive · prodigy · depth
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- age termsyoung, old, older, younger, youngest
- maturityadulthood, immature, come of age, ripe, unripe
- wisdom sayingsproverbs, sayings, adages, maxims, aphorisms