Prodigy Definition

prŏdə-jē
prodigies
noun
prodigies
A person with exceptional talents or powers.
A math prodigy.
American Heritage
An extraordinary happening, thought to presage good or evil fortune.
Webster's New World
A person, thing, or act so extraordinary as to inspire wonder; specif., a child of highly unusual talent or genius.
Webster's New World
A portentous sign or event; an omen.
American Heritage

An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]

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Noun

Singular:
prodigy
Plural:
prodigies

Origin of Prodigy

  • Middle English prodige (“portent"), from Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English prodige portent from Latin prōdigium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Prodigy Sentence Examples

  • She was the one who told me that he was a child prodigy.

  • High-flying Sam is a pilot prodigy Deadline is approaching for Echo's.. .

  • My mother who is a piano teacher was once taken in by an infant prodigy who had the most incredible grasp of harmonic relationships.

  • Prodigy was held liable for defamatory allegations of fraud made against a company called Stratton Oakmont on a Prodigy maintained bulletin board.

  • London-born virtuoso violinist who studied had been a child prodigy.

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