What does "prodigy" mean?

An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.

What is a synonym for "prodigy"?

Common synonyms include: a per se, aberration, abnormality, ace, amazement, anomaly.

Pronounced //ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi//.

/ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
2
an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality wordnet
3
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
"He is never chased; he would run away with rope-walks of line. Prodigies are told of him."
4
a sign of something about to happen wordnet
5
A wonderful example of something.

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an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration wordnet
7
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
8
An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. archaic
"These on the farther bank now stood and gazed, / By Heaven alarm’d, by prodigies amazed: / A signal omen stopp’d the passing host, / Their martial fury in their wonder lost."

"In elementary school, I was a prodigy and I was mostly the first or second best student in my class."

From Middle English prodige (“portent”), from Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign”).