Definitions for Prodigy
ˈprɒd ɪ dʒiprodi·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. prodigynoun

   an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration

   "she is a chess prodigy"

2. omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigynoun

   a sign of something about to happen

   "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

3. prodigynoun

   an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality

   "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. prodigynoun

   Something from which omens are drawn.

2. prodigynoun

   An amazing or marvellous thing.

3. prodigynoun

   A wonderful example of something.

4. prodigynoun

   An extremely talented person, especially a child.

5. Etymology: From prodige, from prodigium

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prodigynoun

   Etymology: prodige, Fr. prodigium, Lat.

   1. Any thing out of the ordinary process of nature, from which omens are drawn; portent.

   Be no more an exhal’d meteor,
   A prodigy of fear, and a portent
   Of broached mischief, to the unborn times. William Shakespeare.

   The party opposite to our settlement, seem to be driven out of all human methods, and are reduced to the poor comfort of prodigies and old women fables. Addison.

   2. Monster.

   Most of mankind, through their own sluggishness, become nature’s prodigies, not her children. Ben Jonson.

   3. Any thing astonishing for good or bad.

   They would seem prodigies of learning. Spectator.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Prodigynoun

   something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies

2. Prodigynoun

   anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning

3. Prodigynoun

   a production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Prodigy

   Albert Johnson, better known by his stage name Prodigy, is an American rapper and one half of the Hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc. He is the great-great-grandson of the founder of Morehouse College. Prodigy was born with sickle-cell anemia and has suffered from the disease throughout his life.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prodigy

   prod′i-ji, n. a portent: any person or thing that causes great wonder: a wonder: a monster.—adj. Prodig′ious, like a prodigy: astonishing: more than usually large in size or degree: monstrous.—adv. Prodig′iously.—n. Prodig′iousness. [Fr. prodige—L. prodigium, a prophetic sign—pro, before, dicĕre, to say.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prodigy

   a game

   i played prodigy today

   
   

   Submitted by justin on August 25, 2020  

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1. prodigy

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How to pronounce Prodigy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prodigy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prodigy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Prodigy in a Sentence

1. Kristopher Alexander:

   This game is an all-family-at-the-same-time experience for us, and the way it's designed, even my 4-year-old is able to tag along and enjoy the game, prodigy.

2. Will Rogers:

   I was not a child prodigy, because a child prodigy is a child who knows as much when it is a child as it does when it grows up.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Prodigy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prodigy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Prodigy
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Prodigy
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Prodigy
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Prodigy