prodigy
English
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Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English prodige (“portent”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: prod‧i‧gy
Noun
prodigy (plural prodigies)
- (now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. [from 15th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
- John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
- An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak. [from 16th c.]
- An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]
- A wonderful example of something. [from 17th c.]
- An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- (extremely talented person): wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.
Related terms
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Translations
something from which omens are drawn
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amazing or marvelous thing
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wonderful example of something
extremely talented person, especially a child
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See also
Further reading
- “prodigy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “prodigy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “prodigy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.