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Precocious

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advancedAt or close to the state of the art.
earlynounArriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
giftedEndowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
talentedEndowed with one or more talents.

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retarded(colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extremely stupid; obtuse

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earlyArriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
giftedEndowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
talentedEndowed with one or more talents.
advancedAt or close to the state of the art.
prematureOccurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
prudentPractically wise, judicious, shrewd.
carefulTaking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
cautiousUsing or exercising caution; careful; tentative
grown-upAdult, physically mature.
matureFully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
adultFully grown.
grownupAlternative form of grown-up. [Adult, physically mature.]
pubertynoun(more common) The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.
pseudopubertynounsecondary sexual development induced by sex steroids from abnormal sources
teenageOf or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
previous(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
superprecocial(zoology) Very precocial; hatched in a highly developed state.
unripeNot ripe.
precocenoun(obsolete) precocious
primatureMisspelling of premature. [Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.]

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