prodigy
[prod-i-jee]
noun, plural prod·i·gies.
a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
a marvelous example (usually followed by of).
something wonderful or marvelous; a wonder.
something abnormal or monstrous.
Archaic. something extraordinary regarded as of prophetic significance.
Origin of prodigy
1425–75; late Middle English prodige < Latin prōdigium prophetic sign
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Related Words for prodigy
genius, whiz, sensation, wizard, wunderkind, talent, phenomenon, portent, enormity, miracle, rarity, stunner, brain, monster, curiosity, spectacle, natural, freak, wonder, mastermindExamples from the Web for prodigy
Contemporary Examples of prodigy
Internet prodigy and Reddit founder Aaron Swartz committed suicide on Friday.
The twit, Guy Clinch, is the unlucky father of Marmaduke, an 18-month-old prodigy of domestic mayhem.
Prodigy likewise is relatively common in mathematics and the sciences.
Historical Examples of prodigy
Was it possible that she herself was there, in the expectation of bringing about a prodigy?
The DreamEmile Zola
Although implored and hoped for, the prodigy did not appear, and the room was silent and anxious.
The DreamEmile Zola
Was the wonderful event about to take place, the prodigy she awaited?
The DreamEmile Zola
By a prodigy Guillaume was alive and already on his legs again.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
He prefers to frolic and philosophise with his prodigy on the sands.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
prodigy
noun plural -gies
Word Origin for prodigy
C16: from Latin prōdigium an unnatural happening, from pro- 1 + -igium, probably from āio I say
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