beyond one's years
prep_phraseEtymology
Back-formation from wise beyond one's years.
Definitions
Extraordinary compared to most in one's age group
Extraordinary compared to most in one's age group; characteristic of an older person.
- I know now after raising a very bright and sensitive son myself, no parents could have handled me better than my own. I was intelligent beyond my years, but emotionally, ...
- I am beyond my years, but I cannot keep count, as my Abacus runs to computer grail.
- I was always very smart beyond my years. Everyone always said so. Heeeheee.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for beyond one's years. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA