Noun: prodigy pró-di-jee
- An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
"she is a chess prodigy"
- An impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
"the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valour"
- [archaic] A sign of something about to happen
"The dark clouds were a prodigy of the coming storm";
- omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication
Derived forms: prodigies
Type of: augury, brain, brainbox [Brit, informal], brainiac [N. Amer], Einstein, example, exemplar, foretoken [literary], genius, good example, mastermind, model, sign, smart cookie [N. Amer, informal], wonder
Encyclopedia: Prodigy, The