prodigy

(noun)

noun

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

- she is a chess prodigy

Definition categories: person, brain, brainiac, einstein, genius, mastermind

2. a sign of something about to happen

Similar word(s): omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication

Definition categories: event, augury, foretoken, sign

3. an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality

- the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor

Definition categories: thought, example, exemplar, model