precociousness

Variant of precocious

precocious definition

pre·co·cious (prē kō′s̸həs, pri-)

adjective

  1. developed or matured to a point beyond that which is normal for the age a precocious child
  2. of or showing premature development

Etymology: < L praecox < praecoquere, to boil beforehand < prae-, before (see pre-) + coquere, to mature, cook

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