Precocious is the name given to something that is born, develops or happens ahead of schedule; referring to what arises or occurs with advance, outside the usual period.
Etymologically, the term "early" came from the Latin praecox, and in Portuguese it is used as an adjective to qualify a process, a condition or a person.
The word precocious can be used to describe a certain event premature, that is, that it happened sooner than expected. When a child is born before the woman's nine months of gestation, for example, it is said to be born early (premature), before the period considered normal by medicine for complete and healthy training of the baby.
Newborns who are born prematurely usually have complications after delivery, such as difficulty breathing. As a rule, premature children must remain under observation in incubators or cribs under the specific care of nurses and doctors.
In botany, when a harvest or season happens ahead of schedule, it is said to be early or early. Also in this branch, it is called a precocious tree when it covers itself with flowers even before it has leaves. In zoology, precocious is when some species develops characteristics of an adult animal in advance.
Human beings can also develop, physically or mentally, before the age considered appropriate. Example: "The boy is precocious! At that age he already shaves "; "My son is precocious, he already knows how to read and write" or "The girl needs to buy a bra. His breasts grew precociously."
Synonyms for precocious
- Untimely
- premature
- early
- immature
premature ejaculation
The call premature ejaculation it is a dysfunction that occurs during the orgasm phase of the sexual act, when the man ejaculates before the intended time, usually soon after penetration or even before.
It is estimated that one in three men suffer from premature ejaculation, which can have a variety of biological or psychological causes.
Sporadic cases of premature ejaculation they are common with all men at some point in their sex life. The situation becomes a problem when it becomes a routine, that is, when the partner cannot sexually satisfy the other person at least 50% of the time they have sex due to ejaculation precocious.